Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 953
Health plans and policies; prohibit higher co-payments for patient-administered anti-cancer medications.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 83-9-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT HEALTH PLANS AND POLICIES THAT COVER INJECTED, INTRAVENOUSLY ADMINISTERED AND ORAL ANTI-CANCER MEDICATIONS FROM REQUIRING A HIGHER CO-PAYMENT, DEDUCTIBLE OR COINSURANCE AMOUNT FOR PATIENT ADMINISTERED ANTI-CANCER MEDICATIONS THAN THEY REQUIRE FOR ANTI-CANCER MEDICATIONS INJECTED OR INTRAVENOUSLY ADMINISTERED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER, REGARDLESS OF THE FORMULATION OR BENEFIT CATEGORY DETERMINATION; TO PROVIDE THAT HEALTH PLANS AND POLICIES MAY NOT COMPLY WITH THE PROHIBITION BY INCREASING THE CO-PAYMENT, DEDUCTIBLE OR COINSURANCE AMOUNT FOR INJECTED OR INTRAVENOUS ANTI-CANCER MEDICATIONS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE PLAN OR POLICY OR BY RECLASSIFYING BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO ANTI-CANCER MEDICATIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Jan 2910 days
InsuranceJan 19 to Jan 278 days
In the SenateJan 29 to Mar 3 · stopped33 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 17 to Mar 3 · stopped14 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 19 – Jan 29
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Insurance
- Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 29Passed the House
In the Senate Jan 30 – Mar 3
- Jan 30Sent to the Senate
- Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
- Jan 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
- Jan 29PassedHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
- Feb 17Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate