Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1453: Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program; establish within Health Dept.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MATERNAL HEALTH MONITORING PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO OFFER ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED MATERNAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING FOR MATERNAL HYPERTENSION AND MATERNAL DIABETES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT ONE OR MORE PARTICIPATING MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE TECHNOLOGY VENDOR TO ADMINISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM IN AS MANY COUNTIES AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION OF UP TO THREE HUNDRED ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL CONCLUDE TWO YEARS AFTER THE PROGRAM IS OPERATIONAL; TO PROVIDE THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE PILOT PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLABORATE WITH THE PARTICIPATING MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A REPORT ON EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THAT THE REPORT INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING WHETHER THE PILOT PROGRAM SHOULD BE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to establish the maternal health monitoring pilot program within the state department of health to offer eligible participants improved maternal health care through remote patient monitoring for maternal hypertension and maternal diabetes; to provide that the department shall select one or more participating managed care organizations and one technology vendor to administer the pilot program; to provide that the department shall implement the pilot program in as many counties as necessary to ensure participation of up to three hundred eligible participants…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH THE MATERNAL HEALTH MONITORING PILOT PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO OFFER ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS IMPROVED MATERNAL HEALTH CARE THROUGH REMOTE PATIENT MONITORING FOR MATERNAL HYPERTENSION AND MATERNAL DIABETES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL SELECT ONE OR MORE PARTICIPATING MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND ONE TECHNOLOGY VENDOR TO ADMINISTER THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO PROVIDE THAT THE DEPARTMENT SHALL IMPLEMENT THE PILOT PROGRAM IN AS MANY COUNTIES AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE PARTICIPATION OF UP TO THREE HUNDRED ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PILOT PROGRAM SHALL CONCLUDE TWO YEARS AFTER THE PROGRAM IS OPERATIONAL; TO PROVIDE THAT WITHIN TWO YEARS AFTER THE PILOT PROGRAM'S IMPLEMENTATION, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL COLLABORATE WITH THE PARTICIPATING MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND ANY OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A REPORT ON EVALUATING THE OUTCOMES OF THE PILOT PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THAT THE REPORT INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING WHETHER THE PILOT PROGRAM SHOULD BE EXPANDED THROUGHOUT MISSISSIPPI; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) This act shall be known as the Maternal Health Monitoring Pilot Program. (2) Definitions. As used in this act, the following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall be defined as provided in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a) "Department" means the State Department …