Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Medicaid Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1418
Medicaid; provide for reimbursement for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) surgical implant procedures.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID SHALL REIMBURSE FOR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION (VNS) SURGICAL IMPLANT PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN HOSPITALS ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS AND IN AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITIES AND TO PRESCRIBE THE RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT BETWEEN THE DIVISION AND A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION MUST CONTAIN A REQUIREMENT THAT THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION COMPLY WITH PROVISION REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR VNS SURGICAL IMPLANT PROCEDURES FOR FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROVIDERS; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 16 to February 3, 2026, 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 16 to Feb 3 · stopped18 days
MedicaidJan 16 to Feb 3 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 3
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Appropriations A
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives