Mississippi Senate Bill 2198 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 3 2020 - 100% progression
Action: 2020-03-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 71-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Claimant's Failure To Timely File Medical Records In Support Of A Controverted Workers' Compensation Claim May Result In Dismissal Of The Claim; To Amend Section 71-3-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Employer Or Carrier In Certain Instances To Notify The Employee That His Right To Benefits May Be Barred By The Statute Of Limitations; To Amend Section 71-3-66, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Confidentiality Of Workers' Compensation Commission Records; To Amend Section 71-3-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Notice To The Insured Of Cancellations And Nonrenewals To Be Served Electronically As Long As Receipt Is Acknowledged; And For Related Purposes.

Workers' Compensation Law; revise various provisions of.

Sen. Joey Fillingane [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-03-03	Senate	Died In Committee
2020-01-29	Senate	Referred To Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2020/pdf/history/SB/SB2198.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2020/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2198IN.htm