Mississippi House Bill 896

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Require Certain Health Insurance Policies And Contracts To Provide Coverage For Medically Necessary Orthotic Devices And Prosthetic Devices And Their Materials And Components; To Define Certain Terms; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Submit A Report To The House And Senate Insurance Committees Regarding The Implementation Of Coverage Under This Act; To Amend Section 25-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan To Include Coverage For Medically Necessary Orthotic Devices And Prosthetic Devices And Their Materials And Components; And For Related Purposes.

Insurance; require health insurance policies to include coverage for medically necessary orthotic and prosthetic devices.

Rep. Christopher Bell [D]

Rep. Zakiya Summers [D]

Rep. Otis Anthony [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-16	House	Referred To Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
25	15	9	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0896.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0800-0899/HB0896IN.htm