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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2733
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/12/24
Refer
3/18/24
Failed
4/2/24
An Act To Create The Mississippi Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Establish The Program To Provide Prescription Drugs Available Outside Of The United States To Consumers In The State At A Lower Cost; To Require The Division To Contract With One Or More Prescription Drug Wholesalers And Canadian Suppliers To Import Prescription Drugs; To Require The Division To Develop A Registration Process For Health Benefit Plans; To Require Providers And Pharmacies To Obtain And Dispense Such Drugs; To Require The Division To Comply With Certain Federal Laws Regulating Such Programs; To Provide That A Prescription Drug May Be Imported Into The State Only If The Drug Meets F.d.a. Standards And Does Not Violate Federal Patent Laws, Among Other Requirements; To Require The Division To Monitor Any Potential Anticompetitive Activities Affected By The Program; To Authorize The Division To Impose A Fee On Each Prescription Drug Sold Under The Program; To Require The Director Of The Division To Develop Auditing Procedures; To Require The Division To Submit A Report On The Program To The Legislature And Governor Each Year; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Drug Manufacturer To Submit A Quarterly Report To The Commissioner Of The Department Of Insurance With The Current Wholesale Acquisition Cost Information For The Prescription Drugs Sold In The State By That Manufacturer; To Set Certain Other Reporting Requirements, Including The Name Of The Drug And Aggregate Rebate Amounts; To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers Providing Services For A Health Care Plan And Each Health Insurer To Submit Certain Reports To The Commissioner; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2734
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 71-11-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Penalties For Violations Of The Mississippi Employment Protection Act To Include Administrative Dissolution Or Revocation Of The Offending Entity; To Provide That The Department Of Employment Security, Department Of Revenue, Secretary Of State, Department Of Human Services And The Attorney General May Draft Regulations Implementing Enforcement; To Amend Sections 79-4-14.20, 79-4-15.30, 79-29-821 And 79-29-1021, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity Thereto; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2735
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/14/24
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 27-15-103, 27-15-109, 27-15-115 And 27-15-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Certain Premium Taxes Applied To Certain Insurance Entities; To Bring Forward Sections 43-13-5, 43-13-11, 43-13-105, 43-13-107, 43-13-111, 43-13-113, 43-13-115, 43-13-116, 43-13-117, 43-13-117.1, 43-13-121, 43-13-122, 43-13-123, 43-13-126, 43-13-133, 43-13-143, 43-13-145 And 43-13-147, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For Various Provisions Related To The Division Of Medicaid, Reimbursement, Beneficiaries, Hospital Assessment And The Children's Health Insurance Program, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2736
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 73-21-153, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define New Terms And Revise The Definitions Of Existing Terms Under The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act; To Amend Section 73-21-155, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers From Charging A Plan Sponsor More For A Prescription Drug Than The Net Amount It Pays A Pharmacy For The Prescription Drug; To Amend Section 73-21-156, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers To Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure To Allow Pharmacies To Challenge A Reimbursement For A Specific Drug Or Drugs As Being Below The Reimbursement Rate Required By The Preceding Provision; To Provide That If The Appeal Is Upheld, The Pharmacy Benefit Manager Shall Make The Change In The Payment To The Required Reimbursement Rate; To Provide That A Patient Shall Not Pay A Copayment For A Prescription That Exceeds The Total Reimbursement Paid By The Pharmacy Benefit Manager To The Pharmacy; To Amend Section 73-21-157, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That A Pharmacy Benefit Manager License Be Renewed Annually; That A Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization To Provide To A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist A Copy Of Any Contract Entered Into On Behalf Of The Pharmacy Or Pharmacist By The Pharmacy Services Administrative Organization; To Amend Section 73-21-161, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacies, Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Ordering A Patient To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Offering Or Implementing Plan Designs That Penalize A Patient When A Patient Chooses Not To Use An Affiliate Pharmacy Or The Affiliate Pharmacy Of Another Pharmacy Benefit Manager, Or Interfering With The Patient's Right To Choose The Patient's Pharmacy Or Provider Of Choice; To Create New Section 73-21-162, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pharmacy Benefit Managers And Pharmacy Benefit Manager Affiliates From Penalizing Or Retaliating Against A Pharmacist, Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Employee For Exercising Any Rights Under This Act, Initiating Any Judicial Or Regulatory Actions, Or Appearing Before Any Governmental Agency, Legislative Member Or Body Or Any Judicial Authority; To Amend Section 73-21-163, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board Of Pharmacy, For The Purposes Of Conducting Investigations, To Conduct Examinations Of Pharmacy Benefit Managers And To Issue Subpoenas To Obtain Documents Or Records That It Deems Relevant To The Investigation; To Provide That Monies From Penalties Shall Be Deposited In A Special Fund For Purposes Of The Board In Regulating Pharmacy Benefit Managers; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2737
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 43-15-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Certain Benefits And Resources To Be Provided To Fictive Kin Of Children And Youth In The Custody Of The Department Of Child Protection Services; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2738
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 25-15-301, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Make Certain Revisions Related To The State And School Employees Health Insurance Management Board; To Provide That When A Proposal Is Under The Board's Evaluation For Pharmacy Benefits Or The Management Thereof, The Executive Director Of The Mississippi Board Of Pharmacy Shall Be One Of The Members Of The Evaluation Committee Of The Board; To Amend Section 25-15-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Executive Director Of The Board Of Pharmacy As A Member Of The Management Board; To Create New Section 25-15-305, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Certain Definitions Related To The Act, Including The Definitions Of Clean Claims, Pharmacy Benefit Plan, Pharmacy Benefit Management Plan ("pbm") And Rebate; To Provide That The Act Shall Only Apply To The Pbm And Its Affiliate That Administer The State Health Plan; To Create New Section 25-15-307, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Pbm Shall Not Reimburse A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist For A Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In A Net Amount Less Than The National Average Drug Acquisition Cost For The Prescription Drug Or Pharmacist Service In Effect At The Time That The Drug Or Service Is Administered Or Dispensed, Plus A Professional Dispensing Fee At Least Equal To The Professional Dispensing Fee Paid By The Mississippi Division Of Medicaid For Outpatient Drugs; To Prohibit Pbms From Charging A Plan Sponsor More For A Prescription Drug Than The Net Amount It Pays A Pharmacy For The Prescription Drug; To Require Pbms To Pay Clean Claims Within A Certain Time Constraint; To Provide Certain Exceptions From This Time Constraint; To Provide That If The Board Finds That Any Pbm, Agent Or Other Party Responsible For Reimbursement For Prescription Drugs And Other Products Has Not Paid Ninety-five Percent Of Clean Claims Received From All Pharmacies In A Calendar Quarter, He Shall Be Subject To Administrative Penalty Of Not More Than $25,000.00 To Be Assessed By The Board; To Authorize The Board To Adopt Rules And Regulations Necessary To Ensure Compliance With This Act; To Authorize A Network Pharmacy Or Pharmacist To Decline To Provide A Brand Name Drug, Multisource Generic Drug, Or Service, If The Network Pharmacy Or Pharmacist Is Paid Less Than That Network Pharmacy's Cost For The Prescription; To Create New Section 25-15-309, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Certain Requirements Related To Pbm, Including That The Pbm Must Provide A Reasonable Administrative Appeal Procedure; To Authorize The Board To Audit Pbms; To Require A Pbm To Reimburse A Pharmacy Or Pharmacist An Amount Less Than The Amount That The Pbm Reimburses A Pbm Affiliate For Providing The Same Pharmacist Services; To Create New Section 25-15-311, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pbms To Obtain A License From The Board Of Pharmacy; To Create New Section 25-15-313, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pbms To Pass On To The Plan 100% Of All Rebates And Other Payments That It Receives Directly Or Indirectly From Pharmaceutical Manufacturers In Connection With Claims Or Plan Administration On Behalf Of The Plan; To Prohibit A Pbm Or Third-party Payer From Charging Or Causing A Patient To Pay A Copayment That Exceeds The Total Reimbursement Paid By The Pbm To The Pharmacy; To Create New Section 25-15-315, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A Pharmacy, Pbm, Or Pbm Affiliate From Taking Certain Actions, Including Making Referrals Or Interfering With A Patient's Right To Choose Their Pharmacy; To Create New Section 25-15-317, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit Pbms From Retaliating Against A Pharmacist Or Pharmacy Based On The Pharmacist's Or Pharmacy's Exercise Of Any Right Or Remedy Under This Act; To Create New Section 25-15-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Board To Bring An Action Against A Pbm Or Pbm Affiliate To Restrain By Temporary Or Permanent Injunction The Use Of Any Method That Is Prohibited By This Act; To Authorize The Board To Impose A Monetary Penalty On Any Pbm Found To Be In Noncompliance; To Create New Section 25-15-319, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That On The Request By Any Agency Of The State Of Mississippi, Or Any Political Subdivision Of The State Or Any Other Public Entity, A Pbm Shall Deliver Or Otherwise Make Available To The Requesting Agency Or Entity, In Its Entirety And With No Redaction, Any Third-party Aggregator Contracts Or Contracts Relating To Pbm Services; To Provide That Any Entity That Does Not Comply With This Section Shall Be Barred For Five Years From Doing Business In The State; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2739
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Bring Forward Sections 73-21-151, 73-21-153, 73-21-155, 73-21-156, 73-21-157, 73-21-159, 73-21-161, 73-21-163, 73-21-175, 73-21-177, 73-21-179, 73-21-181, 73-21-183, 73-21-185, 73-21-187, 73-21-189, 73-21-191, 73-21-201, 73-21-203 And 73-21-205, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Pharmacy Benefit Prompt Pay Act, Pharmacy Integrity Act, And Prescription Drugs Consumer Affordable Alternative Payment Options Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 83-1-101, 83-1-155, 83-5-1, 83-5-3, 83-5-5, 83-9-1 And 83-9-6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Duties And Responsibilities Of The Department Of Insurance, The Jurisdiction Of The Department Of Insurance, Certain Supervision, Notice, Appeals And Hearings Provisions, And Various Other Requirements, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2740
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/13/24
Refer
3/18/24
Enrolled
4/8/24
Passed
4/15/24
An Act To Amend Sections 19-7-7, 21-37-45 And 37-7-303, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Counties, Municipalities, School Districts And Political Subdivisions To Pool Their Risks And Negotiate For The Purchase Of Property Insurance, Or The Establishment Of A Self-insurance Fund Or Self-insurance Reserves, Or Any Combination Thereof; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2741
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 99-39-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require That Permission From The Supreme Court Of Mississippi Be Obtained Before A Motion For Post-conviction Collateral Relief May Be Filed In A Trial Court If The Denial Of A Previous Post-conviction Motion Has Been Affirmed On Appeal; To Require That Permission From The Supreme Court Of Mississippi Be Obtained Before A Motion For Post-conviction Collateral Relief May Be Filed In A Trial Court Where More Than Three Years After The Time For Taking An Appeal From A Judgment Or Conviction Has Elapsed; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2742
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Direct The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Submit An Amendment To The Mississippi Child Care Development Fund (ccdf) Plan To The Federal Government To Provide That Certain Parents Or Primary Caregivers Of Children Will Be Eligible For Child Care Services Under The Mississippi Child Care Payment Program (ccpp) And To Provide For An Appeal By A Child Care Provider Or The Child's Parent Or Primary Caregiver To The Attorney General Of The Denial Or Revocation Of Eligibility For A Child Care Certificate; To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Implement The Provisions Of The Plan Amendment In The Ccpp After The Amendment Is Approved; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2743
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Department Of Human Services To Transfer To The Child Care And Development Fund (ccdf) Each Fiscal Year The First $40,000,000.00 Of Any Unspent, Uncommitted Tanf Funds Remaining From The Prior Fiscal Year, To Be Used For Vouchers To Pay For Child Care For Qualifying Children Under The Child Care Payment Program (ccpp); And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2744
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Engrossed
3/12/24
Refer
3/18/24
Failed
4/2/24
An Act To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Department Of Mental Health Shall Promulgate A Rating Scale With Performance Indicators For Community Mental Health Authorities; To Require The Department To Perform A Performance Review Audit At Least Once Every Two Years; To Provide That The Department May Place Regional Commissions Or Community Mental Health Centers On Probationary Status; To Provide That If The Community Mental Health Center Does Not Achieve A Passing Score On The Performance Audit After The Probationary Period, The Regional Commission Shall Replace The Community Mental Health Center's Executive Director And Any Other Officers Identified By The Department With Contractors; To Provide That The Contractor Shall Remain In Place Until The Department Determines That The Community Mental Health Center Has Attained Sustained Compliance With The Performance Standard; To Provide That No Rules, Regulations, Operational Standards, Performance Standards, Or Other Standards Promulgated By The State Board Of Mental Health Or The State Department Of Mental Health Shall Be Construed To Create A Cause Of Action; To Amend Section 41-19-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Certain Requirements Of Regional Commissions Establishing Community Mental Health Centers; To Require Community Mental Health Centers To Provide A Report To The Board Of Supervisors Of Each County In Its Region; To Require Community Mental Health Centers To Provide Certain Mental Health Services; To Establish Procedures Related To Pre-affidavit Screenings For Civil Commitments; To Set Certain Reporting Requirements Of Community Mental Health Centers To The Department Of Mental Health, Including Salary Data And Cash Balances; To Provide That The Department May Direct Control Of The Community Mental Health Center's Excess Cash Balance In Certain Circumstances Where The Authority Is Not In Compliance; To Amend Section 41-19-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Mental Health Regional Commissions To Be Established With A Set Composition Of Members If Each Board Of Supervisors Of The Counties Participating In A Particular Regional Commission Agrees To Such Composition As Evidenced By Resolutions Adopted By Each Board; To Amend Section 41-21-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Interested Person Shall Be Directed To The Community Mental Health Center For A Pre-affidavit Screening Prior To Filing An Affidavit For Commitment Of An Individual; To Require An Affidavit For Commitment Of An Individual To State That Less Restrictive Alternative Treatment Was Considered And Specify Why Treatment Less Restrictive Than Involuntary Commitment Is Not Appropriate; To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish A Required Pre-affidavit Screening To Be Conducted By The Community Mental Health Center In The County Of Financial Responsibility; To Require The Investigation To Include Certain Components; To Provide That The Screening Team Shall Have Access To All Relevant Medical Records Of The Proposed Patient; To Require The Pre-affidavit Screener To Provide Written Notice To Certain Entities; To Authorize An Interested Person To Make Direct Petition To A Chancellor Where The Pre-affidavit Screener Does Not Recommend Commitment; To Provide That A Jail Or Other Detention Center May Not Be Used For Custody Unless Certain Conditions Are Met; To Prohibit Law Enforcement Or Any Other Person From Bringing Criminal Charges Against A Person Who Is Mentally Ill And In Need Of Treatment Pursuant To This Chapter Solely Or Primarily Because The Person Is Mentally Ill Or Because Of The Unavailability Of A State Hospital Bed; To Amend Section 41-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Limit Commitment In A State-operated Facility; To Provide That If A Person Is Receiving Treatment For A Mental Illness Or An Intellectual Disability In A Treatment Facility At The Time Of The Hearing, The Person May Not Be Committed To A State-operated Facility Unless Certain Facts Are Established By Clear And Convincing Evidence; To Prohibit A Person Who Has Been Judicially Committed Under This Section From Being Held In A Jail Or Other Detention Facility While Awaiting Admission To A State-operated Facility; To Provide That The County Of Residence Of Any Such Person Shall Pay The Cost Of Interim Treatment; To Amend Section 41-21-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Amend Section 41-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Jail Or Detention Center May Not Be Used For Persons Who Are Awaiting Admission Unless The Community Mental Health Center Has Exhausted The Availability Of Other Appropriate Facilities, The Chancellor Specifically Authorizes It, And The Respondent Is Actively Violent; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Section 41-21-68, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Allows Regional Mental Health Commissions To Establish Regional Holding Facilities For Those Held By Civil Commitment; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From The Public Procurement Review Board Any Personal Or Professional Services Contract Entered Into By The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health In Contracting For Staff Of Community Mental Health Centers That It Is Replacing In Accordance With This Act; To Require Peer And The Department Of Mental Health To Report Certain Information To The Legislature Each Year; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2745
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 83-11-501, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Most An Insurer Shall Be Required To Pay For The Repair Of A Vehicle Or Repair Or Replacement Of Glass Is The Prevailing Market Amount That Such Vehicle Or Glass Could Be Properly, Fully And Fairly Repaired Or Replaced By A Contractor Or Repair Shop Within A Reasonable Geographical Or Trade Area Of The Insured; To Require Repairs Be Performed Pursuant To Oem Repair Procedures With Oem Parts; To Prohibit Insurers From Soliciting A Referral Fee In Exchange For Referring An Insured To A Repair Facility; To Prohibit An Insurer From Suggesting To An Insured That The Insured Must Use A Specific Repair Facility; To Set Certain Other Requirements; To Provide That In The Case Of A Violation Of This Act, An Insurer May Be Penalized; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2746
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 9-7-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Four Additional Circuit Court Judgeships In The Seventh Circuit Court District; To Amend Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Additional Legal Assistants In The Seventh Circuit Court District; To Provide The Procedure To Fill The Circuit Judgeships Created In This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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Mississippi 2024 Regular Session
Mississippi Senate Bill SB2747
Introduced
2/19/24
Refer
2/19/24
Failed
3/5/24
An Act To Amend Section 9-1-43, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Compensation Of Circuit Clerks Of A County In The State With A County Court; And For Related Purposes.