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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
SC510 - Mourn the loss and commend the life of Luster Bayless, legendary Costumer to John Wayne.
Lydia Graves Chassaniol, Josh Harkins, Joel Carter
Last updated 6 months ago
29 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Contributions Of Luster Bayless Of Ruleville, Mississippi, Legendary Costumer To John Wayne And Founder Of United American Costume Company, And Expressing The Sympathy Of The Legislature On His Passing.
STATUS
Passed
SR3 - Senate Rules; amend Rules 28 and 35C to provide floor restrictions for members of the news media.
Kevin Blackwell, Charles A. Younger, Lydia Graves Chassaniol
Last updated 4 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution To Amend Senate Rules 28 And 35c To Provide Floor Restrictions For Members Of The News Media.
STATUS
Failed
SB2084 - DeSoto County; authorize the contribution of funds for membership to the Chamber of Commerce.
David Parker, Kevin Blackwell, Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 5 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Authorize The Desoto County Regional Utility Authority Of Desoto County, Mississippi, To Contribute The Funds Required For Membership To The Chamber Of Commerce And/or Economic Development Organizations Located In The State; And For Related Purposes.
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
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
SC511 - Direct Senate Rules Committee and House Management Committee to reallocate fourth floor office space between Senate and House.
Kevin Blackwell, Charles A. Younger, Lydia Graves Chassaniol
Last updated 4 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution To Direct The Rules Committee Of The Mississippi State Senate And The Management Committee Of The Mississippi House Of Representatives, Meeting As A Joint Committee, To Reallocate Certain Space On The Fourth Floor Of The New Capitol Building Equally Between The Senate And The House Of Representatives.
STATUS
Failed
SB2238 - Retired teachers; allow to return to teaching for a maximum of five years while receiving retirement benefits.
Michael W. McLendon
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create New Section 25-11-126, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Persons Who Have At Least 25 Years Of Creditable Service In The Public Employees' Retirement System, Who Were Employed As Public School Teachers At The Time Of Their Retirement And Who Have Been Retired At Least 90 Days And Are Receiving A Retirement Allowance, May Be Employed As Teachers By A Public School District After Their Retirement And Receive A Retirement Allowance From The Public Employees' Retirement System During Their Employment As Teachers In Addition To Receiving A Beginning Teacher's Salary; To Provide That Such Retired Teachers Shall Be Eligible To Return To Teaching And Continue To Receive A Retirement Benefit For A Total Of Five Years; To Provide The Amount To Be Paid By School Districts To Pers For Each Teacher Reemployed Under The Authority Of This Act; To Provide That Any Time Worked By A Retired Teacher In A School District That Is Less Than A Full Contractual Term Of Traditional Teachers Shall Constitute One Of The Five Years Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility, And The Salary Authorized For Such Individual Shall Be Prorated For Any Time Worked Less Than A Full Academic Year; To Provide That A Retired Teacher Shall Not Be Restricted To Teaching In One School District For His Or Her Period Of Post-retirement Teaching Eligibility; To Provide That School Districts Are Allowed To Employ Retired Teachers Based On The Vacant Teacher Units Allocated To The District As Determined By The Total Student Enrollment Of The School District; To Amend Section 37-19-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Minimum Salary For Retired Teachers Returning To The Classroom Based On His Or Her Certification Level; To Bring Forward Section 25-11-105, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Amend Sections 25-11-123 And 25-11-127, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Purposes Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
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
SR8 - Recognize National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) on its 50th Anniversary.
Dean Kirby, Juan Barnett, David Blount
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Recognizing And Commending The National Conference Of State Legislatures (ncsl) On Its 50th Anniversary In 2025.
STATUS
Passed
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