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SB2140 - Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
Walter Michel, Charles A. Younger, Brice Wiggins
Last updated 7 months ago
19 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Enact The Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; To Establish The Legislative Findings Of The Act; To Provide The Applicability And Scope Of The Act; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Maintain A Complete List Of Services For Which Prior Authorizations Are Required; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Make Any Current Prior Authorization Requirements And Restrictions Readily Accessible And Posted On Its Website; To Set Requirements For The Clinical Review Criteria Of Health Insurance Issuers; To Prohibit Health Insurance Issuers From Denying A Claim For Failure To Obtain Prior Authorization If The Prior Authorization Requirement Was Not In Effect On The Date Of Service On The Claim; To Require Health Insurers To Make Certain Prior Authorization Statistics Available On Their Website; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Make Available A Standardized Electronic Prior Authorization Request Transaction Process By January 1, 2025; To Require All Health Care Professionals And Health Care Providers To Use That Process Not Later Than January 1, 2027; To Establish Certain Requirements On Health Insurance Issuers For Prior Authorizations In Nonurgent Circumstances And Urgent Circumstances; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Give Certain Notifications When Making An Adverse Determination; To Establish The Qualifications For Personnel Who Review Appeals Of Prior Authorizations; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Periodically Review Its Prior Authorization Requirements And To Consider Removal Of These Requirements In Certain Cases; To Provide That A Health Insurance Issuer May Not Revoke Or Further Limit, Condition Or Restrict A Previously Issued Prior Authorization While It Remains Valid Under This Act Unless Certain Exclusions Are Applicable; To Provide How Long Prior Authorization Approvals Shall Be Valid; To Provide How Long The Prior Authorizations For Chronic Conditions Shall Be Valid; To Establish The Procedure For The Continuity Of Prior Approvals From Previous Health Insurance Issuers To Current Issuers; To Provide That A Failure By A Health Insurance Issuer To Comply With The Deadlines And Other Requirements Specified In This Act Shall Result In Any Health Care Services Subject To Review To Be Automatically Deemed Authorized By The Health Insurance Issuer Or Its Contracted Private Review Agent; To Authorize The Department Of Insurance To Issue Cease And Desist Orders To Health Insurance Issuers Or Private Review Agents; To Authorize The State Department Of Insurance To Impose Upon A Private Review Agent, Health Benefit Plan Or Health Insurance Issuer An Administrative Fine Not To Exceed $10,000 Per Violation Of The Act; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Report To The Department Certain Data; To Require Health Insurance Issuers To Notify The Commissioner Of Insurance Of Suspected Submissions Of False Requests For Prior Authorization; To Require The Commissioner To Have An Administrative Hearing On Such Matters To Resolve The Issue; To Amend Sections 41-83-1, 41-83-3, 41-83-13, 41-83-21, 41-83-31, 83-1-101 And 83-9-6.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Provisions Of This Act; To Bring Forward Sections 41-83-5, 41-83-7, 41-83-9, 41-83-11, 41-83-15, 41-83-17, 41-83-19, 41-83-23, 41-83-25, 41-83-27 And 41-83-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SC508 - Extend sympathy of the Legislature on the passing of legendary Mississippi Blues-Rock Musician Greg "Fingers" Taylor.
Joey Fillingane, John A. Polk, Chris Johnson
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Deep And Heartfelt Sympathy Of The Legislature On The Passing Of Legendary Mississippi Blues-rock Musician Greg "fingers" Taylor Who Played Harmonica For Jimmy Buffett And The Coral Reefer Band From 1974-2000.
STATUS
Passed
SR14 - Recognize Cedric Burnside as the recipient of the 2024 Governor's Arts Award for Excellence in Music.
John Horhn, Juan Barnett, Lydia Graves Chassaniol
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Senate To Veteran North Mississippi Hill Country Blues Musician Cedric Burnside As The Recipient Of The 2024 Governor's Arts Award For Excellence In Music.
STATUS
Passed
SR6 - Recognize the remarkable career of USM Baseball Coach Scott Berry on occasion of his retirement.
Chris Johnson, John A. Polk, Joey Fillingane
Last updated 8 months ago
11 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Senate For The Remarkable Career Of University Of Southern Mississippi Baseball Coach Scott Berry On The Occasion Of His Retirement After Seven-straight 40-victory Seasons, Nine Straight Ncaa Regional Appearances And Two Straight Super Regionals.
STATUS
Passed
SR15 - Recognize Sharon Nobles, CFO of North Mississippi Health Services, for "Top 25 CFOs of Mississippi" award.
Chad Mcmahan, Hob Bryan, Angela Turner-Ford
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Congratulations Of The Mississippi Senate To Sharon Nobles, Chief Financial Officer At North Mississippi Health Services In Tupelo, Mississippi, As The Number One Recipient Of The "top 25 Cfos Of Mississippi Award For 2023" Honoring Her Commitment To Her Business Organization And To Her Community.
STATUS
Introduced
SR2 - Commend 36-year career of Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy C. Ginn.
Daniel H. Sparks, W. Briggs Hopson, Hob Bryan
Last updated 9 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Extending The Commendation And Thanks Of The Mississippi Senate To Mississippi Highway Patrol Colonel Randy C. Ginn On The Occasion Of His Retirement Following 36 Years Of Outstanding And Effective Law Enforcement Service.
STATUS
Passed
SC509 - Extend recognition to United States Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith as first woman elected to represent Mississippi in Washington, D.C.
Dean Kirby, Jason Barrett, Scott DeLano
Last updated 6 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Recognition Of The Mississippi Legislature To United States Senator Cindy Hyde-smith As The First Woman Elected To Represent The State Of Mississippi In Washington, D.c.
STATUS
Passed
SR19 - Mourn the loss and commend the life and public service of former Senator Johnny Morgan of Oxford, Mississippi.
Nicole Akins Boyd, W. Briggs Hopson, Walter Michel
Last updated 8 months ago
17 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Service Of Renowned Businessman, Former Lafayette County Supervisor And Former State Senator, John (johnny) Jordan Morgan Of Oxford, Mississippi, And Extending The Deepest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To His Family And Friends On His Passing.
STATUS
Passed
SC519 - Congratulate Ole Miss "Rebels" 2023 Football Team for historic season and dominating Peach Bowl victory.
Walter Michel, Nicole Akins Boyd, Rod Hickman
Last updated 6 months ago
23 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Celebrating And Congratulating The University Of Mississippi "ole Miss Rebels" Football Team And Head Coach Lane Kiffin, Including The Athletes, Coaching Staff, Administration, Faculty, Students And Alumni, For Dominating Penn State 38-25 In The 2023 Peach Bowl, For Achieving Its First 11-win Season In Ole Miss' 129 Seasons Of College Football, And For Its Top 10 Final National Ranking.
STATUS
Passed
SB2311 - Sheriffs; revise cap on annual salary supplement.
Brice Wiggins, Jason Barrett, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 5 months ago
12 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Cap For An Annual Supplement Payable By The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County To Its Sheriff; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
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Senator from Mississippi district SD-005
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Mississippi Senate
BIRTH
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Daniel H. Sparks is from Fort Wayne, Indiana. He received his education at Snider High School. After high school, Dan served overseas in the U.S. Navy from 1992 through 1996. Following his Naval service, Dan graduated from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) with a bachelor's degree in Organizational Leadership and Supervision. After earning his degree, Dan started working for Sweetwater Sound in 1998. He worked his way up within the company, serving most recently as Director of Sales where he managed a team of over 250 sales engineers.read less
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