Mississippi Senate Bill 2709 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 4 2014 - 100% progression
Action: 2014-02-04 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create The "mississippi Patient Protection Act Of 2014"; To Declare Legislative Intent; To Define Certain Terms Used In The Act; To Provide That A Health Insurer Shall Not Discriminate Against Any Provider Who Is Located Within The Geographic Coverage Area Of A Health Benefit Plan And Who Is Willing To Meet The Terms And Conditions For Participation Established By The Health Insurer; To Prohibit A Health Insurer From Imposing A Monetary Advantage Or Penalty That Would Affect A Beneficiary's Choice Among Those Health Care Providers Who Participate In The Health Benefit Plan; To Require The Commissioner Of Insurance To Enforce The State's Any Willing Provider Laws; To Provide Injunctive Relief For Violations Of This Act; To Authorize The Commissioner Of Insurance To Adopt Regulations To Implement The Act; To Amend Section 83-41-409, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Patient Protection Act of 2014; enact.

Sen. Videt Carmichael [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-04	Senate	Died In Committee
2014-01-20	Senate	Referred To Insurance

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2014/pdf/history/SB/SB2709.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2014/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2709IN.htm