Mississippi Senate Bill 2010

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 83-9-36.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Health Benefit Plan To Implement A Clear And Transparent Process For A Participant, Beneficiary Or The Prescribing Health Care Provider On Behalf Of The Participant Or Beneficiary, With Crf-copd To Request An Exception To A Step Therapy Protocol; To Set Certain Procedures Related Thereto; To Provide Certain Exceptions To A Treatment Step Therapy Protocol For Treatment Of Crf-copd; To Require Health Benefit Plans To Make Certain Information Regarding Such Procedures Available On Their Website; To Require Health Benefit Plans To Respond To A Requesting Prescriber Within Seventy-two Hours After Receiving An Initial Exception Request; To Require Health Benefit Plans To Respond To Such A Request Within One Business Day When The Step Therapy Protocol May Jeopardize The Life Or Health Of The Beneficiary; To Amend Section 83-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

Health insurance; require health benefit plans to follow new procedure related to step therapy protocol for CRF-COPD treatment.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2026-01-06	Senate	Referred To Insurance

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
83	9	36	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2010.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/SB/2001-2099/SB2010IN.htm