Telemedicine services; extend repealer on requirement that insurance plans in MS provide coverage for.
HB 960 extends the requirement that health insurance plans and employer health benefit plans in Mississippi cover telemedicine services (like virtual doctor visits) at the same level as in-person care, keeping this policy in effect beyond July 1, 2028. The bill ensures patients pay no more for telemedicine than for in-person visits (same deductibles, co-pays, and coinsurance) and requires out-of-network telemedicine providers to be reimbursed at the same rate as out-of-network in-person providers. It also specifies billing procedures for telemedicine services using correct medical codes and clarifies that the requirement does not change medical care standards for telemedicine.
Bill status
died
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2025
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2025
Last action Mar 4, 2025
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Current version
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3 edits
MINOR
HB 960 was amended to extend the deadline for repealing the requirement that Mississippi health insurance plans cover telemedicine services. The original version scheduled the repeal for July 1, 2028, but the current version changes this to July 1, 2025. This means the mandate requiring insurance coverage for telemedicine services will end sooner than originally planned.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same regarding which plans must cover telemedicine, but the timeline for when this requirement expires has been shortened by three years.
TIMELINE
The repeal date for the telemedicine coverage requirement was changed from July 1, 2028 to July 1, 2025, meaning the mandatory coverage requirement ends sooner.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting changes including removal of page headers and adjustment of section numbering format.
Some text encoding issues were corrected in the current version, particularly around the 'BE IT ENACTED' language.
Floor votes · House Feb 6, 2025
How they voted
118–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 119
Feb 6, 2025
D
Democratic39
100% Yea
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican78
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Feb 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Insurance
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Transmitted To Senate
lower
Feb 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Jan 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Title Suff Do Pass
lower
Jan 17, 2025
Committee
Referred To Insurance
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Fred Shanks
RRepublican
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