Mississippi House Bill 896 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Division To Develop A Uniform Notice Form That Shall Be Used When Providing Notice To Medicaid Recipients About Any Change In Benefits, Information Relating To Taxes, Or Other Information Provided To Recipients; To Require The Design Of The Form To Be A Format That Is Easy To Read And The Information Provided In The Form To Be Written In Plain Language As Much As Possible; To Require That The Mailing Envelope For Sending The Form To Recipients Include Distinctive Wording And Colors On The Front That Are Designed To Bring Attention To It, So That Recipients Will Be More Aware That The Envelope Contains Important Information Regarding Medicaid For Recipients; To Require Any Third Party That Sends Information To Recipients On Behalf Of The Division To Use The Uniform Notice Form And The Same Mailing Envelope Used By The Division To Send Information To Recipients; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Organizations Providing Services Under Any Managed Care Program Or Coordinated Care Program Implemented By The Division To Provide Notice Directly To Beneficiaries Of The Program About Any Changes In Benefits Or Services For The Beneficiaries; And For Related Purposes.

Medicaid; require division to develop a uniform notice form to provide info to Medicaid recipients.

Rep. Jarvis Dortch [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Medicaid

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0896.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0896IN.htm