As Amended
SEC. 41-86-9 Children's Health Insurance Program Commission; membership; meetings; organization; support staff and consultants; development of plan; contents.
(1) A Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program Commission is
created to
develop and adopt the permanent State Child Health Plan. The commission
shall be composed of
the following members:
(a) The Executive Director of the Division of Medicaid;
(b) The Executive Director of the State Department of Health;
(c) The Mississippi Commissioner of Insurance;
(d) Two (2) members to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, one
(1) of whom shall be a nurse
practitioner who provides health care services to children, and one
(1) of whom shall be a person
with experience in administering or working with plans for reimbursement
or payment of health care
expenses;
(e) Two (2) members to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
one (1) of
whom shall be a physician who provides health care services to children,
and one (1) of whom shall
be a person with experience in administering or working with plans
for reimbursement or payment of
health care expenses; and
(f) Two (2) members to be appointed by the Governor, one of whom shall
be a physician who
provides health care services to children, and who shall serve as chairman
of the commission, and
one (1) of whom shall be a person with experience in administering
or working with plans for
reimbursement or payment of health care expenses.
In making appointments to the commission, the appointing authorities
shall reflect the gender and
racial composition of the state.
Not later than May 1, 1998, the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor and
the Speaker shall appoint
the members of the commission. After the members are appointed, the
commission shall meet on a
date designated by the chairman of the commission in Jackson, Mississippi,
to organize the
commission and establish rules for transacting its business and keeping
records. A majority of the
members of the commission shall constitute a quorum at all commission
meetings. An affirmative vote
of a majority of the members shall be required in the adoption of rules,
resolutions and reports. All
members of the commission shall be notified in writing of all regular
and special meetings of the
commission, which notices shall be mailed at least five (5) days before
the dates of the meetings. The
commission may establish any subcommittees that it deems desirable
to study and report to the
commission with respect to any matter that is within the scope of the
commission.
The Division of Medicaid shall provide clerical and administrative support
for the Children's Health
Insurance Program Commission. In carrying out the provisions of this
section, the commission may
utilize the services, facilities and personnel of all departments,
agencies, offices and institutions of the
state. In particular, the commission shall consult with the Division
of Medicaid, the Office of
Insurance of the Department of Finance and Administration, the State
Department of Health and the
Mississippi Department of Insurance, and those agencies shall cooperate
with the commission and
provide the commission with any information and other assistance requested
by the commission. The
commission may consult and seek advice from various groups in the state
in order to understand the
effect of any existing laws or any changes in law being considered
by the commission. For attending
meetings of the commission, each member who is not a state official
shall be paid per diem
compensation in the amount authorized by Section 25-3-69
and each member shall receive expense
reimbursement as authorized by Section 25-3-41.
All expenses incurred by and on behalf of the
commission shall be paid from any funds appropriated or otherwise made
available for the purpose
of this program, and from any grants or contributions made to the commission
for its purpose. The
commission shall be dissolved on August 1, 1998.
(2) The Children's Health Insurance Program Commission shall develop
the State Child Health Plan,
which shall set forth the manner and means by which the State of Mississippi
will provide health care
assistance to eligible uninsured, low-income children under the Children's
Health Care Program. The
commission shall consider all options in developing the plan. The plan
must be consistent with and
meet the applicable requirements of Title XXI of the federal Social
Security Act, as amended, and
shall include:
(a) A designation of the agency of the state that will be the administering
agency for the program,
which shall be either the Division of Medicaid or the State and Public
School Employees Health
Insurance Management Board created under Section 25-15-303;
(b) Whether the administering agency will have the authority provided under Section 6(4);
(c) A description of the covered benefits and the eligibility standards for recipients;
(d) The method by which health care benefits and services provided under
the program will be
coordinated with other sources of health benefits coverage for children;
and
(e) Methods used to assure the quality and appropriateness of care and access to covered benefits.
(3) The Division of Medicaid shall submit the permanent plan adopted
by the commission to the
United States Secretary of Health and Human Services for approval on
or before August 1, 1998.
(4) After the permanent plan has been developed and approved, the Children's
Health Care
Program shall be implemented and administered by the administering
agency designated by the
commission.
Source: Laws, 1998, Ch. 572, § 5, SB 2174, eff April 17,
1998, and shall stand repealed on July 1, 2001.