Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2712
Protecting Patient Access to Physician-Administered Drugs Act; enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ENACT THE PROTECTING PATIENT ACCESS TO PHYSICIAN-ADMINISTERED DRUGS ACT; TO STATE LEGISLATIVE INTENT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO PROHIBIT A HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER, PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER OR THE AGENT OF EITHER FROM REFUSING TO AUTHORIZE, APPROVE OR PAY A PARTICIPATING PROVIDER FOR PROVIDING COVERED PHYSICIAN-ADMINISTERED DRUGS AND RELATED SERVICES TO COVERED PERSONS; TO PROHIBIT A HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER, PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER OR THE AGENT OF EITHER FROM REQUIRING A COVERED PERSON TO PAY ANY PENALTY OR ADDITIONAL FEE NOT OTHERWISE APPLICABLE TO COST-SHARING AMOUNTS PAYABLE BY THE COVERED PERSON TO OBTAIN THE PHYSICIAN-ADMINISTERED DRUG WHEN PROVIDED BY A PARTICIPATING PROVIDER; TO PROVIDE THAT ALL PROVIDER AGREEMENTS SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO INCLUDE A PROVISION THAT, WHEN ALL CRITERIA FOR MEDICAL NECESSITY ARE MET, THE DRUG AND ITS ADMINISTRATION SHALL BE PAYABLE IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE PARTICIPATING PROVIDER OBTAINS PHYSICIAN-ADMINISTERED DRUGS FROM A PHARMACY THAT IS NOT A PARTICIPATING PROVIDER IN THE HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUER'S NETWORK; TO PROVIDE PAYMENT RATES TO PARTICIPATING PROVIDERS; TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACT PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT WITH THIS ACT SHALL BE NULL, VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE; TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT SHALL BE CONSIDERED A VIOLATION OF THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT, AND SHALL SUBJECT THE VIOLATOR TO ANY AND ALL ACTIONS PROVIDED FOR IN THE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; 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 20 to March 4, 2025, 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 action6 actions on 6 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 516 days
InsuranceJan 20 to Jan 3010 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 4 · stopped27 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 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 20 – Feb 5
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Insurance
- Jan 30Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 5Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 6 – Mar 4
- Feb 6Sent to the House
- Feb 14Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 6 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To InsuranceSenate
- Jan 30Title Suff Do PassSenate
- Feb 5PassedSenate
- Feb 6Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives