2025 Regular SessionMississippi Legislature

HB1292: Medicaid; division shall seek waiver to allow coverage for additional eyeglasses within 5-year period for adults whose refraction has changed.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For A Federal Waiver To Allow Coverage For An Additional Pair Of Eyeglasses Within A Five-year Period For Beneficiaries Who Are Twenty-one Years Of Age Or Older Whose Refraction Has Changed Within The Five-year Period And A Physician Skilled In Diseases Of The Eye Or An Optometrist Has Determined That A New Pair Of Eyeglasses Is Needed To Correct The Change In Refraction; And For Related Purposes.

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Bill History

1/20/2025
Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations A
House of Representatives
2/4/2025
Died In Committee
House of Representatives

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(2/4/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text1/21/2025100.7 KB