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2012 Regular Session

House Bill 560

Health insurance; provide for certain assignment of benefits by insured to health care providers.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on April 3, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN INSURED PROVIDES AN INSURER WITH WRITTEN DIRECTIONS THAT THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY A HEALTH INSURANCE POLICY BE PAID TO AN IN-NETWORK HEALTH CARE PROVIDER RENDERING SERVICES, THEN THE INSURER SHALL PAY DIRECTLY THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE INSURED OBTAINS MEDICAL SERVICES FROM AN OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER AND THE INSURED ASSIGNS HIS BENEFITS TO THAT PROVIDER, THE COMMERCIAL INSURER SHALL FORWARD PAYMENT BY CHECK, DRAFT, MONEY ORDER OR OTHER NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT TO THE PROVIDER PAYABLE TO BOTH THE PROVIDER AND THE INSURED AND REQUIRING THE ENDORSEMENT OF BOTH; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH PAYMENT SHALL BE CONSIDERED PAYMENT IN FULL TO THE PROVIDER, WHO MAY NOT BILL OR COLLECT FROM THE INSURED ANY AMOUNT ABOVE THAT PAYMENT, OTHER THAN THE DEDUCTIBLE, COINSURANCE, COPAYMENT OR OTHER CHARGES FOR EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES REQUESTED BY THE INSURED THAT ARE NONCOVERED BENEFITS; 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

February 17 to April 3, 2012, 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 action10 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 17 to Mar 1527 days

InsuranceFeb 17 to Mar 618 days

In the SenateMar 15 to Apr 3 · stopped19 days

InsuranceMar 28 to Mar 280 days

Judiciary, Division AMar 28 to Apr 3 · stopped6 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 15

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 Feb 17 – Mar 15

  1. Feb 17Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Mar 6Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Mar 13Read the third time in the House
  4. Mar 15Committee substitute adopted in the House
  5. Amended in the House
  6. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 20 – Apr 3

  1. Mar 20Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 28Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Reported from IN to JA in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Apr 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Feb 17Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 6Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 13Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 15Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 15AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 15Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  7. Mar 20Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 28Referred To Insurance;Judiciary, Division ASenate
  9. Mar 28DR - TSDP: IN To JASenate
  10. Apr 3Died In CommitteeSenate