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SR4 - Commemorate the Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary of Old Oak Grove Baptist Church in Myrtle, Mississippi.
Kathy L. Chism, Juan Barnett, Angela Burks Hill
Last updated 11 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Commemorating The Sesquicentennial (150th) Anniversary Celebration Of The Old Oak Grove Baptist Church In Myrtle, Mississippi, And Extending The Best Wishes Of The Senate To This Christian Congregation.
STATUS
Introduced
SB2140 - Mississippi Prior Authorization Reform Act; enact.
Walter Michel, Charles A. Younger, Brice Wiggins
Last updated 10 months ago
20 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
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 11 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
SB2002 - Appropriation; additional to MDA for certain projects.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act Making An Additional Appropriation In The Sum Of $117,614,000.00 From The Project Poppy Fund To The Mississippi Development Authority For The Purpose Of Funding The Projects Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxii), Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Period Beginning On July 1, 2023, And Ending June 30, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SC505 - Extend sympathy of the Legislature to the family of George County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Malone who was lost in the line of duty.
Dennis L. DeBar, Juan Barnett, Jeremy England
Last updated 10 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Deep And Heartfelt Sympathy Of The Mississippi Legislature To The Family Of George County Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Todd Malone Who Was Lost In The Line Of Duty On January 4, 2024.
STATUS
Passed
SC506 - Extend sincerest sympathy of Mississippi Senate to surviving family of former Senator John G. Corlew.
David Blount, Brice Wiggins, Jeremy England
Last updated 10 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution Extending The Sincerest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To The Surviving Family Of Former Mississippi Senator, Chairman Of The State Board Of Public Welfare And Respected Trial Lawyer John G. Corlew Of Jackson County, Mississippi, And Commending His Service To His Community And His State.
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 11 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
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 10 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
SB2001 - Project Poppy Fund; create.
Neil S. Whaley, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 11 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Create The Project Poppy Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Providing Grants Or Loans To Fund Certain Projects, As Defined In Section 57-75-5(f)(xxxii), Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Manufacture And Assembly Of Battery Cells For Electric Commercial Vehicles And Industrial Applications, Certain Other Industrial Facilities And Related Port Improvement Projects; To Provide That Monies Appropriated Out Of The Fund May Be Used To Reimburse Actual Oversight Costs And Engineering Expenses Up To A Certain Amount; To Require The Mississippi Development Authority To File A Report On The Fund To Certain Public Officials; To Direct The State Treasurer, In Conjunction With The State Fiscal Officer, To Transfer Funds Out Of The Capital Expense Fund To The Project Poppy Fund Created In This Act; 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 9 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
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