Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1387: Division of Medicaid and Dept. of Human Services; revise provisions under the Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO USE AN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION SERVICE NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN QUARTERLY BETWEEN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO MONTHLY ASSESS CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY BASED ON A REVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT UNITED STATES CITIZENS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP OR MEDICAID UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE DEFINITION OF AN ELIGIBLE ALIEN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID MUST VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS DURING ENROLLMENT AND ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATION USING THE SAVE SERVICE; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION AND THE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OR FEDERAL AGENCIES INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY HOUSEHOLD MEMBER FOR WHOM IT IS UNABLE TO VERIFY ELIGIBLE ALIEN STATUS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO LIMIT RETROACTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID TO NO MORE THAN TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE MONTH IN WHICH A PERSON SUBMITS A COMPLETED APPLICATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO CONDUCT ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS FOR ALL NONELDERLY ADULT MEDICAID RECIPIENTS AT LEAST ONCE EVERY SIX MONTHS, AND AT LEAST ONCE EVERY TWELVE MONTHS FOR ALL OTHER MEDICAID RECIPIENTS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO ASSIGN CERTIFICATION PERIODS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE SNAP PROGRAM NO GREATER THAN FOUR MONTHS TO CERTAIN HOUSEHOLDS, AND PERIODS OF ONE OR TWO MONTHS FOR CERTAIN OTHER HOUSEHOLDS; TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN
What the bill says
An act to amend section 43-12-5, mississippi code of 1972, to require the department of human services and the division of medicaid to use an eligibility determination service no less frequently than quarterly between eligibility determinations; to create new section 43-12-6, mississippi code of 1972, to require the department of human services and the division of medicaid to monthly assess continued eligibility based on a review of federal data sources…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-12-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO USE AN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION SERVICE NO LESS FREQUENTLY THAN QUARTERLY BETWEEN ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATIONS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-6, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO MONTHLY ASSESS CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY BASED ON A REVIEW OF FEDERAL DATA SOURCES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE NOT UNITED STATES CITIZENS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR SNAP OR MEDICAID UNLESS THE INDIVIDUAL MEETS THE DEFINITION OF AN ELIGIBLE ALIEN; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID MUST VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS DURING ENROLLMENT AND ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATION USING THE SAVE SERVICE; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION AND THE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT TO THE APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITIES OR FEDERAL AGENCIES INFORMATION CONCERNING ANY HOUSEHOLD MEMBER FOR WHOM IT IS UNABLE TO VERIFY ELIGIBLE ALIEN STATUS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO LIMIT RETROACTIVE ELIGIBILITY FOR MEDICAID TO NO MORE THAN TWO MONTHS BEFORE THE MONTH IN WHICH A PERSON SUBMITS A COMPLETED APPLICATION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION …
Sponsors
- Eubanks, Dan (R, 25) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Medicaid
Subjects: Division of Medicaid and Dept. of Human Services
Common questions
- What is HB1387?
- HB1387 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Division of Medicaid and Dept. of Human Services; revise provisions under the Transparency and Fraud Prevention Act.
- What does HB1387 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 43-12-5, mississippi code of 1972, to require the department of human services and the division of medicaid to use an eligibility determination service no less frequently than quarterly between eligibility determinations; to create new section 43-12-6, mississippi code of 1972, to require the department of human services and the division of medicaid to monthly assess continued eligibility based on a review of federal data sources…
- What is the status of HB1387?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1387?
- Eubanks, Dan (R, 25).
- Where is the official record for HB1387?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1387.xml
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