Mississippi House Bill 952 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 8-1)
Status: Passed on April 23 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-23 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 83-9-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Health Plans And Policies, Including The State Health Insurance Plan, That Cover Injected, Intravenously Administered And Oral Anti-cancer Medications From Requiring A Higher Co-payment, Deductible Or Coinsurance Amount For Patient-administered Anti-cancer Medications Than They Require For Anti-cancer Medications Injected Or Intravenously Administered By A Health Care Provider, Regardless Of The Formulation Or Benefit Category Determination; To Provide That Health Plans And Policies May Not Comply With The Prohibition By Increasing The Co-payment, Deductible Or Coinsurance Amount For Injected Or Intravenous Anti-cancer Medications That Are Covered Under The Plan Or Policy Or By Reclassifying Benefits With Respect To Anti-cancer Medications; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Authorize The State And School Employees Health Insurance Management Board To Accept Bids For The State Health Insurance Plan For Surgical Services That Include A Negotiated Single Case Rate Bundle And Payment For Orthopedic, Spine, Bariatric, Cardiovascular And General Surgeries; And For Related Purposes.

Health plans & policies; prohibit higher copayments for patient-administered anti-cancer medications.

Rep. Charles Busby [R]	Rep. Toby Barker [R]	Rep. Chris Brown [R]	Rep. Gary Chism [R]
Sen. Dennis DeBar [R]	Sen. Scott DeLano [R]	Rep. John Lamar [R]	Rep. Henry Zuber [R]
Rep. Tom Miles [D]

2015-03-31 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 48 N: 3 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-11 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 47 N: 3 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-23		Approved by Governor
2015-04-08	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-04-08	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2015-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2015-03-30	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-29	House	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-27	Senate	Conferees Named Kirby,Burton,Harkins
2015-03-23	House	Conferees Named Chism,Busby,Turner
2015-03-16	House	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2015-03-12	Senate	Returned For Concurrence
2015-03-11	Senate	Passed As Amended
2015-03-11	Senate	Amended
2015-02-26	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2015-02-17	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2015-02-06	House	Transmitted To Senate
2015-02-05	House	Passed
2015-02-05	House	Committee Substitute Adopted
2015-02-03	House	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-29	House	DR - TSDPCS: AP To IN
2015-01-27	House	DR - TSDP: IN To AP
2015-01-19	House	Referred To Insurance;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/HB/HB0952.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0952IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0952CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0952PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0952SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0310061.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0650007.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0850026.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0850026.pdf