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2013 Regular Session

House Bill 904

Telemedicine services; health insurance plans must provide coverage for to same extent as for in-person services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 13, 2013. The 2013 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS IN THIS STATE TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES TO THE SAME EXTENT THAT THE SERVICES WOULD BE COVERED IF THEY WERE PROVIDED THROUGH IN-PERSON CONSULTATION; TO DEFINE THE TERMS "HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN" AND "TELEMEDICINE"; TO AUTHORIZE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS LICENSED IN THIS STATE TO PROVIDE TREATMENT RECOMMENDATIONS TO A PATIENT AFTER HAVING PERFORMED AN APPROPRIATE EXAMINATION OF THE PATIENT THROUGH TELEMEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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 21 to March 13, 2013, 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 action11 actions on 8 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 111 days

InsuranceJan 21 to Jan 298 days

In the SenateFeb 1 to Mar 13 · stopped40 days

InsuranceFeb 13 to Feb 2714 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 27 to Feb 270 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate committee amendmentPending

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 21 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 29Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 1Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 1 – Mar 13

  1. Feb 1Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Currie, Chism and Buck (5th))
  2. Feb 4Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 5Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 13Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Public Health and Welfare
  5. Feb 27Reported as amended from IN to PH in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  6. Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  7. Mar 13Died on the calendar in the Senate
All 11 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 29Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 1Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 1PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 1Motion to Reconsider Entered (Currie, Chism, Buck (5th))House of Representatives
  6. Feb 4Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 5Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 13Referred To Insurance;Public Health and WelfareSenate
  9. Feb 27DR - TSDPAA: IN To PHSenate
  10. Feb 27Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedSenate
  11. Mar 13Died On CalendarSenate