l9n/ Mississippi

2014 Regular Session

House Bill 553

Mississippi Patient Protection Act of 2014; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 13, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "MISSISSIPPI PATIENT PROTECTION ACT OF 2014"; TO DECLARE LEGISLATIVE INTENT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS USED IN THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT A HEALTH INSURER SHALL NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST ANY PROVIDER WHO IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE AREA OF A HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN AND WHO IS WILLING TO MEET THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION ESTABLISHED BY THE HEALTH INSURER; TO PROHIBIT A HEALTH INSURER FROM IMPOSING A MONETARY ADVANTAGE OR PENALTY THAT WOULD AFFECT A BENEFICIARY'S CHOICE AMONG THOSE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO PARTICIPATE IN THE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ENFORCE THE STATE'S ANY WILLING PROVIDER LAWS; TO PROVIDE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 83-41-409, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY THERETO; 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

26 co-sponsors

Gene Alday, Brian Aldridge, William Tracy Arnold, Manly Barton, Charles Jim Beckett, Chris Brown, Becky Currie, Michael T. Evans, Andy Gipson, Eugene Forrest Hamilton, Bobby B. Howell, Mac Huddleston, Bill Kinkade, Sherra Hillman Lane, Rita Martinson, Brad Mayo, Doug McLeod, Alex Monsour, John L. Moore, Randy Rushing, Jeffrey C. Smith, Tommy Taylor, Jerry R. Turner, Patricia H. Willis, Greg Haney, Margaret Rogers

Its course

January 20 to February 13, 2014, 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 action4 actions on 4 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 20 to Feb 13 · stopped24 days

InsuranceJan 20 to Jan 3010 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 20 – Feb 13

  1. Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 12Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 13Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 12Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 13Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives