l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 657

Insurance, certain types; prohibit unfair discrimination against subjects of abuse.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 10, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SUBJECTS OF ABUSE IN HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PRESCRIBE UNFAIR DISCRIMINATORY ACTS RELATING TO HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS; TO REQUIRE JUSTIFICATION OF ADVERSE INSURANCE DECISIONS WHICH AFFECT AN APPLICANT OR INSURED ON THE BASIS OF A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT THE HEALTH CARRIER KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS ABUSE-RELATED; TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARRIERS TO DEVELOP AND ADHERE TO PROTOCOLS FOR SUBJECTS OF ABUSE; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROHIBIT UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION IN LIFE INSURANCE AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECTS OF ABUSE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PRESCRIBE UNFAIR DISCRIMINATORY ACTS RELATING TO LIFE INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE JUSTIFICATION OF ADVERSE INSURANCE DECISIONS WHICH AFFECT AN APPLICANT OR INSURED ON THE BASIS OF A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT THE INSURER KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS ABUSE-RELATED; TO REQUIRE INSURERS TO DEVELOP AND ADHERE TO PROTOCOLS FOR PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECTS OF ABUSE; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROHIBIT UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SUBJECTS OF ABUSE IN DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PRESCRIBE UNFAIR DISCRIMINATORY ACTS RELATING TO DISABILITY INCOME INSURANCE; TO REQUIRE JUSTIFICATION OF ADVERSE INSURANCE DECISIONS WHICH AFFECT AN APPLICANT OR INSURED ON THE BASIS OF A MEDICAL CONDITION THAT THE INSURER KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS ABUSE-RELATED; TO REQUIRE INSURERS TO DEVELOP AND ADHERE TO PROTOCOLS FOR SUBJECTS OF ABUSE; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 83-5-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 13 to March 10, 2010, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 422 days

InsuranceJan 13 to Jan 2714 days

In the SenateFeb 4 to Mar 10 · stopped34 days

InsuranceFeb 8 to Feb 2517 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 13 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 4Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 10

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  3. Feb 25Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 10Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 4Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 4PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 8Referred To InsuranceSenate
  7. Feb 25Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 10Died On CalendarSenate