MS HB825 | 2020 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
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 Require That Certain Insurance Policies And Contracts Shall Provide Coverage For Physician-prescribed Proton Beam Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer As Recommended By The American Society For Radiation Oncology (astro); An Act 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 Proton Therapy For The Treatment Of Cancer And Certain Noncancerous Tumors; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Health insurance; require certain policies to provide coverage for physician-prescribed proton beam therapy.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jill Ford [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2020-02-13 | House | Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Human Services |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/HB/HB0825.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0825IN.htm |
