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2021 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2631

Health insurance; revise mandated coverage for telemedicine services.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate on March 29, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 83-9-351, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "TELEMEDICINE" AS USED IN THE STATUTE REQUIRING HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES; TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS TO REIMBURSE PROVIDERS FOR TELEMEDICINE SERVICES USING THE PROPER MEDICAL CODES; TO PROVIDE THAT REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES PROVIDED DURING A TELEMEDICINE ENCOUNTER MUST BE ESTABLISHED THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS IN THE SAME MANNER AS THE HEALTH INSURANCE ENTITY ESTABLISHES REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR COVERED HEALTH CARE SERVICES DELIVERED BY IN-PERSON MEANS; 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

Its course

January 18 to March 29, 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 action15 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 18 to Feb 922 days

InsuranceJan 18 to Jan 2810 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 9 to Mar 928 days

InsuranceFeb 24 to Mar 15 days

Back in the SenateMar 9 to Mar 29 · stopped20 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 9

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 18 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 18Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 11 – Mar 9

  1. Feb 11Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Insurance
  3. Mar 1Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 9Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 10 – Mar 29

  1. Mar 10Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 12Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 16Conferees named in the Senate: Michel, Boyd and Kirby
  4. Mar 22Conferees named in the House: Zuber, Ford (54th) and Guice
  5. Mar 29Died in conference in the Senate
All 15 actions, as published
  1. Jan 18Referred To InsuranceSenate
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 9AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 9Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 11Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To InsuranceHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 1Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 10Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 12Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 16Conferees Named Michel,Boyd,KirbySenate
  14. Mar 22Conferees Named Zuber,Ford (54th),GuiceHouse of Representatives
  15. Mar 29Died In ConferenceSenate