Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Medical malpractice insurance for physicians providing services for Medicaid/Medicare patients; establish program.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/04 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
Senate Committees:
Principal Author: Johnson (38th)
Code Sections: A 043-0013-0407, A 043-0013-0405
Title: AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO CONTRACT WITH AN INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE BENEFITS FOR PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MEDICAID AND/OR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF SUCH COVERAGE SHALL BE PAID FROM THE HEALTH CARE EXPENDABLE FUND; TO PROVIDE FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE PLAN FOR SUCH PHYSICIANS, TO AUTHORIZE THE COMMISSIONER OF INSURANCE TO APPROVE RATES AND PREMIUMS FOR THE PLAN AND EXAMINE THE AFFAIRS OF THE INSURER; TO CREATE A MEDICAL MALPRACTICE FUND TO RECEIVE FUNDS APPROPRIATED BY THE LEGISLATURE FOR THE PAYMENT OF SUCH INSURANCE PREMIUMS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 43-13-407 AND 43-13-405, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE TREASURER TO TRANSFER $10 MILLION OF THE 2003 TOBACCO SETTLEMENT INSTALLMENT PAYMENT AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER INTO THE HEALTH CARE EXPENDABLE FUND TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE MEDICAID PHYSICIAN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE INSURANCE BENEFIT PROGRAM CREATED UNDER THIS ACT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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