Mississippi House Bill 1413

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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 Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act; To Provide Definitions; To Provide For The Licensing Of A Pharmacy Benefit Manager; To Provide When The License Of A Pharmacy Benefit Manager May Be Revoked; To Provide That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Have A Fiduciary Duty To A Health Carrier Client; To Provide Certain Business Practices That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Follow; To Require Each Licensed Pharmacy Benefit Manager To Submit A Transparency Report Containing Data From The Previous Year To The Board Of Pharmacy; To Provide What Must Be Included In The Transparency Report; To Prohibit Retaliation; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-73, 73-21-83 And 73-21-91, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide The Licensing Requirements For A Pharmacy Benefit Manager, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-151, 73-21-153, 73-21-155, 73-21-156, 73-21-157, 73-21-159, 73-21-161 And 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-175, 73-21-177, 73-21-179, 73-21-181, 73-21-183, 73-21-185, 73-21-187, 73-21-189 And 73-21-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Pharmacy Audit Integrity Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-201, 73-21-203 And 73-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Establish The Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act; create.

Rep. Jerry Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-02-04	House	Died In Committee
2025-01-20	House	Referred To Insurance;State Affairs

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	21	151	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	153	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	155	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	156	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	157	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	159	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	161	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	163	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	175	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	177	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	179	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	181	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	183	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	185	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	187	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	189	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	191	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	201	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	203	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	205	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	73	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	83	New Code	See Bill Text
73	21	91	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB1413.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1413IN.htm