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SB2014 • 2026

State Health Plan; provide coverage for prosthetic teeth and dental implants for children with oligodontia.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC TEETH AND PERMANENT DENTAL IMPLANTS FOR CHILDREN WITH OLIGODONTIA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

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Did Not Pass

The latest official action shows that this bill did not move forward in that session.

Sponsor
Hill
Last action
2026-02-03
Official status
Dead
Effective date
July 1, 20

Plain English Breakdown

The bill's status is 'Did Not Pass' and it died in committee, meaning it will not be enacted into law.

Health Plan for Children with Oligodontia

This bill proposes to amend the state health insurance plan to cover prosthetic teeth and permanent dental implants for children with oligodontia.

What This Bill Does

  • Amends Section 25-15-7 of the Mississippi Code of 1972 to provide coverage for prosthetic teeth and permanent dental implants for children with oligodontia in the state's health insurance plan.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Children with oligodontia who are covered by the state and school employees' health insurance plan.
  • State and school employees whose children might need this coverage.

Terms To Know

oligodontia
A condition where many teeth are missing or do not develop properly.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill did not pass and was not signed into law.
  • It only affects children with oligodontia who have the state's health insurance plan.
  • The bill does not specify changes to other parts of the existing health insurance plan beyond dental coverage.

Bill History

  1. 2026-02-03 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    02/03 (S) Died In Committee

  2. 2026-01-06 Mississippi Legislative Bill Status System

    01/06 (S) Referred To Insurance

Official Summary Text

State Health Plan; provide coverage for prosthetic teeth and dental implants for children with oligodontia.

Current Bill Text

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S. B. No. 2014 *SS08/R322* ~ OFFICIAL ~ G1/2
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To: Insurance
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE REGULAR SESSION 2026

By: Senator(s) Hill

SENATE BILL NO. 2014

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 25-15-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO 1
PROVIDE THAT THE STATE AND SCHOOL EMPLOYEES HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN 2
SHALL PROVIDE COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC TEETH AND PERMANENT DENTAL 3
IMPLANTS FOR CHILDREN WITH OLIGODONTIA; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 4
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: 5
SECTION 1. Section 25-15-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is 6
amended as follows: 7
25-15-7. Such health insurance shall not include: 8
(a) Expense incurred by or on account of an individual 9
prior to July 1, 1972, as to him; 10
(b) Dental care and treatment, except dental surgery 11
and appliances to the extent necessary for the correction of 12
damage caused by accidental injury while covered by the plan, or 13
as a direct result of disease covered by the plan, and except 14
prosthetic teeth and permanent dental implants for children with 15
oligodontia; 16
(c) Eyeglasses, hearing aids for individuals over the 17
age of twenty-one (21) years, and examinations for the 18
prescription or fitting thereof; 19
S. B. No. 2014 *SS08/R322* ~ OFFICIAL ~
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ST: State Health Plan; provide coverage for
prosthetic teeth and dental implants for
children with oligodontia.
(d) Cosmetic surgery or treatment, except to the extent 20
necessary for correction of damage by accidental injury while 21
covered by the plan or as a direct result of disease covered by 22
the plan; 23
(e) Services received in a hospital owned or operated 24
by the United States government for which no charge is made; 25
(f) Services received for injury or sickness due to war 26
or any act of war, whether declared or undeclared, which war or 27
act of war shall have occurred after July 1, 1972; 28
(g) Expense for which the individual is not required to 29
make payment; 30
(h) Expenses to the extent of benefits provided under 31
any employer group plan other than this plan, in which the state 32
participates in the cost thereof; and 33
(i) Such other expenses as may be excluded by 34
regulations of the board. 35
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from 36
and after July 1, 2026. 37