Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1418: Medicaid; provide for reimbursement for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) surgical implant procedures.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID SHALL REIMBURSE FOR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION (VNS) SURGICAL IMPLANT PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN HOSPITALS ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS AND IN AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITIES AND TO PRESCRIBE THE RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT BETWEEN THE DIVISION AND A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION MUST CONTAIN A REQUIREMENT THAT THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION COMPLY WITH PROVISION REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR VNS SURGICAL IMPLANT PROCEDURES FOR FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to amend section 43-13-117, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that the division of medicaid shall reimburse for vagus nerve stimulation (vns) surgical implant procedures performed in hospitals on an outpatient basis and in ambulatory surgical facilities and to prescribe the rates of reimbursement…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID SHALL REIMBURSE FOR VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION (VNS) SURGICAL IMPLANT PROCEDURES PERFORMED IN HOSPITALS ON AN OUTPATIENT BASIS AND IN AMBULATORY SURGICAL FACILITIES AND TO PRESCRIBE THE RATES OF REIMBURSEMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO OR RENEWED ON OR AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS ACT BETWEEN THE DIVISION AND A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION MUST CONTAIN A REQUIREMENT THAT THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION COMPLY WITH PROVISION REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR VNS SURGICAL IMPLANT PROCEDURES FOR FEE-FOR-SERVICE PROVIDERS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows: 43-13-117. (A) Medicaid as authorized by this article shall include payment of part or all of the costs, at the discretion of the division, with approval of the Governor and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, of the following types of care and services rendered to eligible applicants who have been determined to be eligible for that care and services, within the limits of state appropriations and federal matching funds: (1) Inpatient hospital services. *HR43/R1473* H. B. No. 1418 ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2 26/HR43/R1473 PAGE 1 (RF\KP) (a) The division is authorized to implement an All Patient Refined …
Sponsors
- Mansell, Clay (R, 56) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations A
Subjects: Medicaid
Common questions
- What is HB1418?
- HB1418 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Medicaid; provide for reimbursement for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) surgical implant procedures.
- What does HB1418 do?
- In its own words: An act to amend section 43-13-117, mississippi code of 1972, to provide that the division of medicaid shall reimburse for vagus nerve stimulation (vns) surgical implant procedures performed in hospitals on an outpatient basis and in ambulatory surgical facilities and to prescribe the rates of reimbursement…
- What is the status of HB1418?
- Failed as of February 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (February 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB1418?
- Mansell, Clay (R, 56).
- Where is the official record for HB1418?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB1418.xml
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