HB 801 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Health insurers; prohibit from denying a claim solely because person is not vaccinated.

HB 801 would have prohibited health insurers in Mississippi from denying health insurance claims solely because a person has not received a vaccine recommended or required by the State Health Officer. It applied to a broad range of insurers, including health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, and other entities responsible for paying health care claims. The bill, which was introduced in 2025 and scheduled to take effect July 1, 2025, did not become law after dying in committee in February 2025.
Sub-Topics: Prescription Drugs
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
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Jan 16, 2025
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Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Human Services
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Carolyn Crawford
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