Mississippi House Bill 1378 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The Honoring Patients' Assignment Of Benefits Act; To Define Certain Terms Used In This Act; To Require Covered Entities To Pay Benefits To A Nonparticipating Health Care Provider Who Renders The Same Service As A Participating Health Care Provider That Is Covered For Payment Under The Health Contract; To Require The Nonparticipating Provider To Provide Written Notice Of Assignment Of Benefits; To Prescribe The Process By Which Payments Shall Be Made; To Penalize A Covered Entity That Fails To Make Timely Payments; To Prescribe The Method To Be Followed To Correct The Wrongful Payment Of Benefits; To Require That Notice Of A Dispute Regarding The Legitimacy Of A Claim Or The Appropriate Reimbursement Be Provided Within A Reasonable Time After Receipt Of The Claim; To Provide That Acceptance Of An Assignment Is Not An Acceptance Of The Covered Entity's Fee Schedule; And For Related Purposes.

"Honoring Patients' Assignment of Benefits Act"; establish.

Sen. Scott DeLano [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1378.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1378IN.htm