Bill Text: MS HB66 | 2021 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Health insurers; require to use certain standard for hospital inpatient admissions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee [HB66 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2021-HB66-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2021 Regular Session
To: Insurance
By: Representative Hines
House Bill 66
AN ACT TO REQUIRE PAYERS FOR HEALTH CARE SERVICES AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI BY THE MISSISSIPPI INSURANCE DEPARTMENT TO FOLLOW THE SAME CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING THE REASONABLENESS AND NECESSITY OF HOSPITAL INPATIENT ADMISSIONS AS THOSE USED UNDER MEDICARE PART A COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE TWO-MIDNIGHT RULE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. In order to improve efficiencies and consistencies for health care providers, payers and patients, payers for health care services authorized to do business in the State of Mississippi by the Mississippi Insurance Department are required to follow the same criteria for determining the reasonableness and necessity of hospital inpatient admissions as those used under Medicare Part A commonly referred to as the Two-Midnight Rule.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2021.
