Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on February 23, 2016. The 2016 session has ended.
2016 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2142
Health insurers; prohibit discrimination against independent clinical laboratories.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT A HEALTH INSURER FROM DISCRIMINATING AGAINST ANY INDEPENDENT CLINICAL LABORATORY THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI AND 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 INDEPENDENT CLINICAL LABORATORIES; TO PROVIDE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE ACT; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE TO ADOPT REGULATIONS TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
February 1 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 SenateFeb 1 to Feb 23 · stopped22 days
InsuranceFeb 1 to Feb 23 · stopped22 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.