l9n/ Mississippi

2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1202

Liens; provide in an amount of 1/3 to health care provider, attorney and injured patient on certain claims and payments.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary B Committee on February 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A HOSPITAL, THE ATTORNEY OF THE INJURED PATIENT, AND THE INJURED PATIENT SHALL HAVE A ONE-THIRD LIEN AGAINST CLAIMS BY PATIENTS AND PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES RECOVERED BY PATIENTS; TO REQUIRE THE LIEN TO BE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CIRCUIT CLERK; TO REQUIRE NOTICE OF JUDGMENT OR AWARD; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, THE ATTORNEY AND THE CLIENT SHALL HAVE A LIEN IN AN AMOUNT OF ONE-THIRD OF THE PAYMENT MADE DIRECTLY TO A PATIENT OR POLICYHOLDER BY ANY THIRD-PARTY PAYOR FOR THE MEDICAL CARE OR SERVICES RENDERED BY THAT HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; 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 17 to February 1, 2011, 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 House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Judiciary BJan 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Judiciary BHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives