Mississippi § 83-5-607 - Requirements of provider-sponsored health plans.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 83-5-607 — Requirements of provider-sponsored health plans., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 83-5-607. Requirements of provider-sponsored health plans.
Provider-sponsored health plans shall: Demonstrate ownership or substantial representation in governance and operations by licensed Mississippi hospitals and physicians that participate in the Mississippi Medicaid Program. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, for the purpose of meeting this requirement, hospitals owned by the state and hospitals owned by local governmental entities are authorized to provide funds for the establishment and operation of provider-sponsored health plans, provided the hospital governing body first determines that such participation is in the best interest of the hospital and the communities it serves; Satisfy the minimum financial and reserve requirements to be established by the Department of Insurance; Meet all contractual requirements for contracting with the Division of Medicaid to provide managed care or coordinated care services to Medicaid recipients pursuant to Section 43-13-117(H). Compliance with this requirement shall be determined and supervised by the Division of Medicaid. Nothing in this article shall be construed as giving the Department of Insurance responsibility or authority for the operation of the State Medicaid Program; and Such other requirements as may be established by valid regulation of the Department of Insurance.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 83-5-607 ("Requirements of provider-sponsored health plans.") is part of the Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated, the codified statutory law of Mississippi. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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