Mississippi House Bill 1147

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Provide That A Hospital Shall Have A Lien Against Claims By Patients And Damages Recovered By Patients In A Lawsuit Or Settlement; To Require The Lien To Be Filed In The Office Of The Circuit Clerk; To Require Notice Of Judgment Or Award; To Amend Section 83-9-47, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Health Care Provider Shall Have A Lien, In An Amount Equal To All Reasonable And Necessary Charges For Hospital Care, Treatment And Maintenance Of Ill Or Injured Persons, On The Gross Proceeds Of The Payment Made Directly To The Patient Or Policyholder By Any Third-party Payor; And For Related Purposes.

Health care providers; authorize lien against claims by patients and damages recovered by patients' lawsuit or settlement.

Rep. Shane Aguirre [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-14	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
83	9	47	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1147.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1147IN.htm