Mississippi Senate Bill 2868

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Medicaid
Pending: Senate Medicaid Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 83-9-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Insurers Providing Prescription Drug Coverage From Requiring Or Imposing Any Step Therapy Protocol With Respect To Drugs Approved By The United States Food And Drug Administration (fda) For The Treatment Of Postpartum Depression; To Define "insurer"; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Division Of Medicaid And Certain Managed Care Entities From Requiring Or Imposing Any Step Therapy Protocol With Respect To A Drug That Is Approved By The United States Fda For The Treatment Of Postpartum Depression; To Create New Section 41-140-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define Terms; To Create New Section 41-140-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Develop And Promulgate Written Educational Materials And Information For Health Care Professionals And Patients About Maternal Mental Health Conditions; To Require Hospitals Providing Birth Services To Provide Such Educational Materials To New Parents And, As Appropriate, Other Family Members; To Require Such Materials Be Provided To Any Woman Who Presents With Signs Of A Maternal Mental Health Disorder; To Create New Section 41-140-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Any Health Care Provider Or Nurse Midwife Who Renders Postnatal Care Or Pediatric Infant Care To Ensure That The Postnatal Care Patient Or Birthing Mother Of The Pediatric Infant Care Patient, As Applicable, Is Offered Screening For Postpartum Depression And To Provide Appropriate Referrals If Such Patient Or Mother Is Deemed Likely To Be Suffering From Postpartum Depression; To Create New Section 83-9-48, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "insurer" And Require Insurers To Provide Coverage For Postpartum Depression Screening; And For Related Purposes.

Postpartum depression; create new laws and revise existing provisions related to.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Medicaid

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
43	13	117	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2868.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2800-2899/SB2868IN.htm