Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 1215
Health benefit plans; require those that may result in excess cost sharing for covered prescription drugs to disclose such to enrollees.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 83-9-6.5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE INSURERS THAT MAY CHARGE HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ENROLLEES EXCESS COST SHARING AMOUNTS TO PROVIDE NOTICE OF SUCH TO ENROLLEES AND PROSPECTIVE ENROLLEES; TO REQUIRE PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS TO ANNUALLY CERTIFY TO THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY THAT, DURING THE PRIOR BENEFIT YEAR, THE INSURER MADE AVAILABLE TO ENROLLEES AT THE POINT OF SALE AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF REBATES; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO MAKE CERTAIN NOTIFICATIONS TO THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE; TO PROVIDE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING THE ACTUAL AMOUNT OF REBATES THE INSURER RECEIVED ON A PRODUCT-SPECIFIC OR MANUFACTURER-SPECIFIC BASIS; 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
January 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
InsuranceJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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.
In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives