l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2175

Health insurance policies; require coverage for autism spectrum disorders.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE ALL HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN INDIVIDUALS LESS THAN 21 YEARS OF AGE; TO PROVIDE THAT COVERAGE SHALL BE SUBJECT TO A CERTAIN MAXIMUM BENEFIT PER YEAR; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH TO ESTABLISH STANDARDS TO BE UTILIZED BY MANAGED CARE PLANS FOR THE CREDENTIALING OF AUTISM SERVICE PROVIDERS; 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 Senate

Its course

January 6 to February 2, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the SenateJan 6 to Feb 2 · stopped27 days

InsuranceJan 6 to Feb 2 · stopped27 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 Senate Jan 6 – Feb 2

  1. Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  2. Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published