l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

House Bill 843

Medicaid planners; require to register with Division of Medicaid and file a surety bond.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO REQUIRE PERSONS WHO PROVIDE MEDICAID PLANNING SERVICES FOR COMPENSATION TO REGISTER ANNUALLY WITH THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION TO PROVIDE THE LIST OF REGISTERED MEDICAID PLANNERS AND THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE REGISTRATIONS TO EACH LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEDICAID OFFICE; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION TO INCLUDE A QUESTION ON THE APPLICATION FOR MEDICAID BENEFITS ASKING IF THE APPLICANT HAS USED OR IS USING THE SERVICES OF A MEDICAID PLANNER, AND THE NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE MEDICAID PLANNER IF ONE WAS USED BY THE APPLICANT; TO REQUIRE MEDICAID PLANNERS TO FILE A BOND WITH THE STATE TREASURER AT THE TIME OF INITIAL REGISTRATION, WHICH WILL BE IN FAVOR OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL FOR WHICH THE MEDICAID PLANNER HAS PROVIDED MEDICAID PLANNING SERVICES WHO SUFFERS OR INCURS ANY LOSS, LIABILITY OR DAMAGES BY REASON OF ACTS OF FRAUD, DISHONESTY, MALFEASANCE OR MISFEASANCE OF THE PLANNER OR FAILURE OF THE PLANNER TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES AS REPRESENTED; TO PROVIDE FOR CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR MEDICAID PLANNERS WHO WILLFULLY FAIL TO REGISTER WITH THE DIVISION OR FILE A SURETY BOND; 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

1 co-sponsor

Sherra Hillman Lane

Its course

January 19 to March 3, 2015, 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 RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 1123 days

MedicaidJan 19 to Jan 289 days

In the SenateFeb 11 to Mar 3 · stopped20 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 11

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 19 – Feb 11

  1. Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Medicaid
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 11Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 3

  1. Feb 11Motion in the House to reconsider entered (Brown (66th), Howell and Lane)
  2. Feb 12Motion in the House to reconsider tabled
  3. Feb 16Sent to the Senate
  4. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  5. Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 10 actions, as published
  1. Jan 19Referred To MedicaidHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 11Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 11AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Motion to Reconsider Entered (Brown (66th), Howell, Lane)House of Representatives
  7. Feb 12Motion to Reconsider TabledHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 16Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  9. Feb 17Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  10. Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate