Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Insurance Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2689
Health insurance and telemedicine services; impose certain statutory conditions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-351, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A HEALTH INSURANCE OR EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SHALL NOT DELAY OR CONDITION PAYMENT TO A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER ON THE COORDINATION OF THE FILING OF CLAIMS BETWEEN ORIGINATING AND DISTANT SITES; TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT STORE AND FORWARD TELEMEDICINE SERVICES AND REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING SERVICES SHALL NOT BE UNDULY RESTRICTED BASED ON THE PATIENT'S GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY TO A NETWORK PROVIDER; 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
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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 21 to Jan 298 days
InsuranceJan 29 to Feb 5 · stopped7 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Insurance
- Jan 29Reported from PH to IN in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public Health and Welfare;InsuranceSenate
- Jan 29DR - TSDP: PH To INSenate
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeSenate