MS HB1061 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Were Eligible For Medicaid Immediately Before Being Incarcerated Shall Have Their Medicaid Eligibility Suspended And Not Terminated While They Are Incarcerated; To Provide That Upon Release From Incarceration, Those Persons Shall Continue To Be Eligible For Medicaid Without Having To Reapply For A Determination Of Eligibility; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Medicaid; suspend eligibility of incarcerated persons instead of terminating it.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2020-02-14 | House | Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB1061.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/1000-1099/HB1061IN.htm |
