MS HR71

Requests the House Rules Committee to reconsider or suspend its rules to take further action on Senate Bill No. 2207, which the committee tabled on February 14, 2013.

Senate Bill No. 2207 would extend repealers on four Mississippi Medicaid Law code sections scheduled to expire on July 1, 2013, including provisions establishing the Division of Medicaid and funding mechanisms for the program.

Notes that Senate Bill No. 2207 remains viable until the March 5, 2013 deadline for Senate bills to be reported out of committee and is the only remaining vehicle to address the expiring Medicaid provisions.

Urges passage of Senate Bill No. 2207 out of committee to allow a full House vote, warning that failure to extend the repealers would be disastrous for Medicaid recipients and providers.