Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 961
Health care providers and medical facilities; require to refund overpayments to patients within a specified time.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND MEDICAL FACILITIES TO RETURN OVERPAYMENTS TO PATIENTS WITHIN A SPECIFIED TIMEFRAME; TO DEFINE "OVERPAYMENT" TO MEAN ANY PAYMENT RECEIVED BY A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR MEDICAL FACILITY FROM OR ON BEHALF OF A PATIENT THAT EXCEEDS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OWED BY THE PATIENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED, AFTER FINAL ADJUDICATION BY ALL APPLICABLE PAYERS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE FAILURE OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR MEDICAL FACILITY TO REFUND AN OVERPAYMENT WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME REQUIRED MAY BE SUBJECT TO ENFORCEMENT BY THE MISSISSIPPI ATTORNEY GENERAL UNDER THE MISSISSIPPI CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS 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 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
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 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 committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives