MS HB889 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That For Telehealth Services Provided By Federally Qualified Health Centers And Community Health Centers, The Distant Or Hub Site Provider Shall Be Reimbursed The Applicable Medicaid Fee For The Telehealth Services Provided; To Provide That Telehealth Services Provided By Federally Qualified Health Centers And Community Health Centers Shall Be Considered To Be Billable At The Same Face-to-face Encounter Rate Used For All Other Medicaid Reimbursements To Those Centers Under The Prospective Payment System; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Medicaid; revise reimbursement for telehealth services provided by FQHCs and community health centers.
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-02-02 | House | Died In Committee |
2021-01-18 | House | Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations |
Code Citations
Mississippi State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB0889.xml |
Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0889IN.htm |