Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Insurance Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 896
Insurance; require health insurance policies to include coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE CERTAIN HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES AND CONTRACTS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY ORTHOTIC DEVICES AND PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND THEIR MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS; TO REQUIRE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE HOUSE AND SENATE INSURANCE COMMITTEES REGARDING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF COVERAGE UNDER THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN TO INCLUDE COVERAGE FOR MEDICALLY NECESSARY ORTHOTIC DEVICES AND PROSTHETIC DEVICES AND THEIR MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS; 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 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
InsuranceJan 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.