MS HB843 | 2015 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 3 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Require Persons Who Provide Medicaid Planning Services For Compensation To Register Annually With The Division Of Medicaid; To Require The Division To Provide The List Of Registered Medicaid Planners And The Information Contained In The Registrations To Each Local And Regional Medicaid Office; To Require The Division To Include A Question On The Application For Medicaid Benefits Asking If The Applicant Has Used Or Is Using The Services Of A Medicaid Planner, And The Name And Contact Information Of The Medicaid Planner If One Was Used By The Applicant; To Require Medicaid Planners To File A Bond With The State Treasurer At The Time Of Initial Registration, Which Will Be In Favor Of The State Of Mississippi For The Benefit Of Any Individual For Which The Medicaid Planner Has Provided Medicaid Planning Services Who Suffers Or Incurs Any Loss, Liability Or Damages By Reason Of Acts Of Fraud, Dishonesty, Malfeasance Or Misfeasance Of The Planner Or Failure Of The Planner To Provide The Services As Represented; To Provide For Criminal Penalties For Medicaid Planners Who Willfully Fail To Register With The Division Or File A Surety Bond; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Medicaid planners; require to register with Division of Medicaid and file a surety bond.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2015-02-11 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 110 N: 5 NV: 7 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2015-03-03SenateDied In Committee
2015-02-17SenateReferred To Public Health and Welfare
2015-02-16HouseTransmitted To Senate
2015-02-12HouseMotion to Reconsider Tabled
2015-02-11HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Brown (66th), Howell, Lane)
2015-02-11HousePassed As Amended
2015-02-11HouseAmended
2015-02-11HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2015-01-28HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-19HouseReferred To Medicaid

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