Mississippi House Bill 1222 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Allow An Insurance Carrier, Employee Or The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission To Request A Medical Examination By A Designated Doctor To Resolve Certain Questions Regarding An Injured Employee; To Allow The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission To Extend The Time Period For Maximum Medical Recovery When An Employee Has Had Spinal Surgery Or Has Been Approved For Spinal Surgery; To Require The Commission To Maintain An Ombudsman Program To Assist Injured Employees And Persons Claiming Death Benefits In Obtaining Benefits Under The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law; To Provide For The Qualifications Necessary For A Person Serving As An Ombudsman; To Require Health Care Providers Providing Treatment Under The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law To Provide Treatment In Accordance With The Current Edition Of The "official Disability Guidelines – Treatment In Workers' Comp" Published By Work Loss Data Institute; To Amend Section 71-3-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Terms "maximum Medical Recovery" And "designated Doctor" As Used In The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law; To Bring Forward Section 71-3-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Contains Provisions Of Law Regarding Medical Services For Injured Employees Under The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Law, For Purposes Of Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' Compensation Law; revise.

Rep. Gary Chism [R]

Rep. Philip Gunn [R]

Rep. Gary Staples [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-17		Referred To Insurance;Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB1222.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1222IN.htm