Mississippi House Bill 1116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 5 2013 - 100% progression
Action: 2013-02-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 83-9-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If An Insured Provides An Insurer With Written Directions That The Benefits Provided By A Health Insurance Policy Be Paid To An In-network Health Care Provider Rendering Services, Then The Insurer Shall Pay Directly The Health Care Provider; To Provide That If The Insured Obtains Medical Services From An Out-of-network Provider And The Insured Assigns His Benefits To That Provider, The Commercial Insurer Shall Forward Payment By Check, Draft, Money Order Or Other Negotiable Instrument To The Provider Payable To Both The Provider And The Insured And Requiring The Endorsement Of Both; To Provide That Such Payment Shall Be Considered Payment In Full To The Provider, Who May Not Bill Or Collect From The Insured Any Amount Above That Payment, Other Than The Deductible, Coinsurance, Copayment Or Other Charges For Equipment Or Services Requested By The Insured That Are Noncovered Benefits; And For Related Purposes.

Health Insurance; provide for certain assignment of benefits by insured to health care providers.

Rep. Jerry Turner [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-05	House	Died In Committee
2013-01-21	House	Referred To Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2013/pdf/history/HB/HB1116.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2013/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1116IN.htm