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MississippiHB 172025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

Protecting Patient Access to Physician-Administered Drugs Act; create.

Sponsored By: Lee Yancey (Republican)

Became Law

Drug PolicyInsurance

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Stronger protections for patients getting drug treatments

Effective upon passage, Mississippi's law protects plan-covered drugs requiring provider administration, excluding vaccines and drugs approved for self-use. Insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, and their agents cannot refuse to authorize, approve, or pay participating providers for covered drugs and related services. They cannot charge patients extra fees or penalties beyond the plan's stated cost-sharing. Provider contracts must guarantee payment for covered drugs and their administration even when supplied by an out-of-network pharmacy, provided medical-need criteria and federal drug supply-chain standards are met. Insurers must pay the provider's contract rate or, when no rate exists, the drug's wholesale acquisition cost.

Patients can enforce drug treatment protections

Breaking these drug treatment protections also violates Mississippi's Consumer Protection Act as an unfair or deceptive practice. Investigations, private lawsuits, remedies, and penalties apply, with each prohibited act counting as a separate violation. Contract terms that conflict with the law are void and cannot be enforced in Mississippi.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Lee Yancey

    Republican • House

Cosponsors

  • Jeff Hale

    Republican • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 163 • No: 0

Senate vote • 3/7/2025

Passed

Yes: 48 • No: 0

House vote • 2/12/2025

Passed

Yes: 115 • No: 0 • Other: 3

Actions Timeline

  1. Law W/out Governor's Signature

    3/21/2025legislature

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/12/2025Senate

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

    3/11/2025House

  4. Returned For Enrolling

    3/10/2025Senate

  5. Passed

    3/7/2025Senate

  6. Title Suff Do Pass

    3/4/2025Senate

  7. Referred To Insurance

    2/17/2025Senate

  8. Transmitted To Senate

    2/13/2025House

  9. Passed

    2/12/2025House

  10. Title Suff Do Pass

    1/30/2025House

  11. Referred To Drug Policy

    1/10/2025House

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