MS HB904 | 2013 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 13 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-03-13 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Require Health Insurance Plans In This State To Provide Coverage For Telemedicine Services To The Same Extent That The Services Would Be Covered If They Were Provided Through In-person Consultation; To Define The Terms "health Insurance Plan" And "telemedicine"; To Authorize Health Care Practitioners Licensed In This State To Provide Treatment Recommendations To A Patient After Having Performed An Appropriate Examination Of The Patient Through Telemedicine; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Telemedicine services; health insurance plans must provide coverage for to same extent as for in-person services.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2013-02-01 - House - House Passed (Y: 116 N: 2 NV: 3 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2013-03-13SenateDied On Calendar
2013-02-27SenateTitle Suff Do Pass As Amended
2013-02-27SenateDR - TSDPAA: IN To PH
2013-02-13SenateReferred To Insurance;Public Health and Welfare
2013-02-05HouseTransmitted To Senate
2013-02-04HouseMotion to Reconsider Tabled
2013-02-01HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Currie, Chism, Buck (5th))
2013-02-01HousePassed
2013-02-01HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2013-01-29HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2013-01-21HouseReferred To Insurance

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Bill Comments

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