MS HB1413 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
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.
Title
"Honoring Patients' Assignment of Benefits Act"; establish.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-06 | Died In Committee | |
| 2012-02-20 | Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Human Services |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB1413.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1413IN.htm |
