Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi SB2708: Postpartum depression; create new laws and revise existing provisions related to.
Status: Failed, March 3, 2026
AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO SCREEN BIRTH MOTHERS FOR DEPRESSION AT THE TIME OF BIRTH; TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS TO COVER SUCH SCREENING; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS TO HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO COVER SUCH SCREENING; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COVERAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS ABOUT MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE HOSPITALS PROVIDING BIRTH SERVICES TO PROVIDE SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO NEW PARENTS AND, AS APPROPRIATE, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS; TO REQUIRE SUCH MATERIALS BE PROVIDED TO ANY WOMAN WHO PRESENTS WITH SIGNS OF A MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR NURSE MIDWIFE WHO RENDERS POSTNATAL CARE OR PEDIATRIC INFANT CARE TO ENSURE THAT THE POSTNATAL CARE PATIENT OR BIRTHING MOTHER OF THE PEDIATRIC INFANT CARE PATIENT, AS APPLICABLE, IS OFFERED SCREENING FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS IF SUCH PATIENT OR MOTHER IS DEEMED LIKELY TO BE SUFFERING FROM POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 83-9-48, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE "INSURER" AND REQUIRE INSURERS TO PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to require health care professionals to screen birth mothers for depression at the time of birth; to require health insurance issuers to cover such screening; to provide exemptions to health insurance issuers that are required to cover such screening; to amend section 43-13-117, mississippi code of 1972, to require coverage and reimbursement for postpartum depression screening; to create new section 41-140-1, mississippi code of 1972, to define terms…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS TO SCREEN BIRTH MOTHERS FOR DEPRESSION AT THE TIME OF BIRTH; TO REQUIRE HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS TO COVER SUCH SCREENING; TO PROVIDE EXEMPTIONS TO HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUERS THAT ARE REQUIRED TO COVER SUCH SCREENING; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE COVERAGE AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION SCREENING; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE TERMS; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP AND PROMULGATE WRITTEN EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS AND INFORMATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS AND PATIENTS ABOUT MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; TO REQUIRE HOSPITALS PROVIDING BIRTH SERVICES TO PROVIDE SUCH EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS TO NEW PARENTS AND, AS APPROPRIATE, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS; TO REQUIRE SUCH MATERIALS BE PROVIDED TO ANY WOMAN WHO PRESENTS WITH SIGNS OF A MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH DISORDER; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-140-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE ANY HEALTH CARE PROVIDER OR NURSE MIDWIFE WHO RENDERS POSTNATAL CARE OR PEDIATRIC INFANT CARE TO ENSURE THAT THE POSTNATAL CARE PATIENT OR BIRTHING MOTHER OF THE PEDIATRIC INFANT CARE PATIENT, AS APPLICABLE, IS OFFERED SCREENING FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION AND TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE REFERRALS IF SUCH PATIENT OR MOTHER IS DEEMED LIKELY TO BE SUFFERING FROM POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 83-9-48, MISSISSIPPI …
Sponsors
- Boyd, Nicole (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Brumfield, Gary (D, 38)
- Gillespie-Isom, Theresa (D, 2)
Latest actions
- : Died In Committee
- : DR - TSDPAA: ME To AC
- : Referred To Medicaid;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- : Transmitted To House
- : Passed As Amended
- : Amended
- : Committee Substitute Adopted
- : Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
- : Referred To Medicaid
Votes
- Passed As Amended (February 12, 2026): 52 yea, 0 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is SB2708?
- SB2708 is a bill in the Mississippi Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Postpartum depression; create new laws and revise existing provisions related to.
- What does SB2708 do?
- In its own words: An act to require health care professionals to screen birth mothers for depression at the time of birth; to require health insurance issuers to cover such screening; to provide exemptions to health insurance issuers that are required to cover such screening; to amend section 43-13-117, mississippi code of 1972, to require coverage and reimbursement for postpartum depression screening; to create new section 41-140-1, mississippi code of 1972, to define terms…
- What is the status of SB2708?
- Failed as of March 3, 2026. Latest action: Died In Committee (March 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB2708?
- Boyd, Nicole (R, 9), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB2708?
- On the Mississippi Legislature website: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/SB/SB2708.xml
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