Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on March 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2772
Dental insurance benefits; prohibit the denial or recoupment of a claim in certain circumstances.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-51-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS AS USED IN THE DENTAL CARE BENEFITS LAW; TO CREATE A NEW SECTION TO REQUIRE DENTAL SERVICE CONTRACTORS TO ESTABLISH APPEAL PROCEDURES FOR CLAIM DENIALS BASED UPON LACK OF MEDICAL NECESSITY; TO PROHIBIT CLAIM DENIALS FOR PROCEDURES SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED IN A PRIOR AUTHORIZATION UNLESS CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES APPLY; TO PROVIDE A TIME LIMIT FOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION APPROVALS; TO PROHIBIT THE RECOUPMENT OF A CLAIM IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; 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 21 to March 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 action9 actions on 8 days
In the SenateJan 21 to Feb 616 days
InsuranceJan 21 to Jan 309 days
AppropriationsJan 30 to Jan 311 day
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 5 · stopped27 days
InsuranceFeb 19 to Mar 5 · 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 Senate Jan 21 – Feb 6
- Jan 21Referred to the Senate committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
- Jan 30Reported from IN to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 6Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 5
- Feb 7Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
- Feb 11Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the House
- Feb 19Referred to the House committees on Insurance and on Appropriations
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsSenate
- Jan 30DR - TSDP: IN To APSenate
- Jan 31Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 6PassedSenate
- Feb 7Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
- Feb 11Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
- Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 19Referred To Insurance;AppropriationsHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives