§ 43-13-507. Health care professional defined; immunity for participants in program
As used in this section, the term “health care professional” means any of the following: Physicians and osteopaths licensed under Section 73-25-1 et seq.; Podiatrists licensed under Section 73-27-1 et seq.; Dentists and dental hygienists licensed under Section 73-9-1 et seq.; Optometrists licensed under Section 73-19-1 et seq.; Pharmacists licensed under Section 73-21-71 et seq.; […]
§ 43-13-509. Implementation of program
Not later than January 1, 2005, the State Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with the State Department of Health, shall adopt rules, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Law (Section 25-43-1 et seq.), governing the drug repository program that establish all of the following: Eligibility criteria for pharmacies, hospitals and nonprofit clinics to receive and […]
§ 43-13-601. Legislative findings
The Legislature finds that in order to alleviate the financial burden on the state’s Medicaid program, the state must encourage better access to and utilization of affordable long-term care insurance that will pay for some or all of the cost of long-term care services.
§ 43-13-603. Definitions
As used in this article: “Long-term care facility” means a facility required to be licensed under Section 43-11-1 et seq. “Long-term care insurance” means the same as in 26 USCS Section 7702B. “Long-term care services” means the following necessary services that originate in a setting other than an acute care hospital and that are provided […]
§ 43-13-605. Mississippi Long-term Care Partnership Program created
The Mississippi Long-Term Care Partnership Program is created within the Division of Medicaid. The Division of Medicaid in cooperation with the Insurance Commissioner shall submit applications to the United States Department of Health and Human Services necessary to obtain approval to: Establish a process for precertification of long-term care insurance policies that meets all the […]
§ 43-13-607. Continuity of asset protection
If this article is repealed, any Medicaid asset protection afforded under Section 43-13-605 shall remain effective for the life of the individual receiving long-term care services under this article.
§ 43-13-403. Definitions
When used in this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless the context requires otherwise: “Health Care Trust Fund” means the trust fund established by Section 43-13-405 for the deposit of the funds received by the State of Mississippi as a result of the tobacco settlement, including income from the investment of those funds. “Health […]
§ 43-13-407. Establishment of Health Care Expendable Fund; annual transfers from Health Care Trust Fund; expenditures to be exclusively for health care purposes; authorization to borrow funds to offset temporary cash flow deficiencies in Expendable Fund
In accordance with the purposes of this article, there is established in the State Treasury the Health Care Expendable Fund, into which shall be transferred from the Health Care Trust Fund the following sums: In fiscal year 2005, Four Hundred Fifty-six Million Dollars ($456,000,000.00); In fiscal year 2006, One Hundred Eighty-six Million Dollars ($186,000,000.00); In […]
§ 43-13-409. Board of Directors for Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund; establishment; membership; powers
There is established a board of directors to invest the funds in the Health Care Trust Fund and the Health Care Expendable Fund. The board of directors shall consist of thirteen (13) members as follows: Seven (7) voting members as follows: the State Treasurer or his designee, the Attorney General or his designee, and one […]
§ 43-13-501. Definitions
As used in Sections 43-13-501 through 43-13-509, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context requires otherwise: “Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy. “Health care facility” means any of the following: A hospital as defined under Section 41-9-3; An institution for the aged or infirm as defined in Section 43-11-1; A hospice […]