Mississippi House Bill 1251

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Mississippi Hemoglobin A1c Screening Coverage Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide That All Health Insurance Policies And Health Plans Issued, Renewed, Amended Or Continued On Or After July 1, 2025, That Provide Coverage For Preventive Health Services Shall Include One Hundred Percent Coverage For Hemoglobin A1c Screenings As Part Of The Insured Individual's Annual Wellness Exam; To Prohibit Cost Sharing Requirements; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Enforce Compliance; To Provide That Self-funded Plans Governed By Erisa Shall Be Exempt; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Employees Life And Health Insurance Plan Shall Provide Coverage For Hemoglobin A1c Screenings As Part Of The Insured Individual's Annual Wellness Exam; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Hemoglobin A1c Screening Coverage Act; create and require health insurance coverage for.

Rep. Josh Hawkins [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	15	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1251.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1251IN.htm