Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Medicaid Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
House Bill 896
Medicaid; require division to develop a uniform notice form to provide info to Medicaid recipients.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-121, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE DIVISION TO DEVELOP A UNIFORM NOTICE FORM THAT SHALL BE USED WHEN PROVIDING NOTICE TO MEDICAID RECIPIENTS ABOUT ANY CHANGE IN BENEFITS, INFORMATION RELATING TO TAXES, OR OTHER INFORMATION PROVIDED TO RECIPIENTS; TO REQUIRE THE DESIGN OF THE FORM TO BE A FORMAT THAT IS EASY TO READ AND THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE FORM TO BE WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE; TO REQUIRE THAT THE MAILING ENVELOPE FOR SENDING THE FORM TO RECIPIENTS INCLUDE DISTINCTIVE WORDING AND COLORS ON THE FRONT THAT ARE DESIGNED TO BRING ATTENTION TO IT, SO THAT RECIPIENTS WILL BE MORE AWARE THAT THE ENVELOPE CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING MEDICAID FOR RECIPIENTS; TO REQUIRE ANY THIRD PARTY THAT SENDS INFORMATION TO RECIPIENTS ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION TO USE THE UNIFORM NOTICE FORM AND THE SAME MAILING ENVELOPE USED BY THE DIVISION TO SEND INFORMATION TO RECIPIENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE ORGANIZATIONS PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER ANY MANAGED CARE PROGRAM OR COORDINATED CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY THE DIVISION TO PROVIDE NOTICE DIRECTLY TO BENEFICIARIES OF THE PROGRAM ABOUT ANY CHANGES IN BENEFITS OR SERVICES FOR THE BENEFICIARIES; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to February 23, 2016, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 days
MedicaidFeb 8 to Feb 23 · stopped15 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.