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2021 Regular Session

House Bill 318

Community mental health centers; provide that health insurers may not deny the right to participate as a contract provider.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND GROUP HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES, PLANS OR PROGRAMS REGULATED BY THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI SHALL NOT DENY ANY COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A CONTRACT PROVIDER IF THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER AGREES TO PROVIDE THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES THAT MEET THE TERMS OF REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY THE INSURER UNDER THE POLICY OR PLAN AND AGREES TO THE TERMS OF REIMBURSEMENT SET FORTH BY THE INSURER; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE OF ALL MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDERS BY THE BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH SHALL BE RECOGNIZED BY THE INSURER AND SHALL NOT BE USED AS A REASON TO DENY ANY MENTAL HEALTH PROVIDER THE RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AS A CONTRACT 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 House of Representatives

Its course

January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 18 – Feb 2

  1. Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives