As Amended
SEC. 83-9-41. Mental illness benefits.
(1) [This section was reenacted without change by Laws, 1994, ch. 354, Sec. 3, effective from and after July 1, 1994. Since the text of the section as it appears in the parent volume is unaffected by the reenactment, it is not reprinted in this supplement, as directed by Sec. 7 of ch. 354.] Covered benefits for services in this section shall be limited to coverage of treatment of clinically significant mental illness.
(2) Treatment under this section shall be covered for a minimum of thirty (30) days per year for inpatient services, a minimum of sixty (60) days per year for partial hospitalization, and a minimum of twenty-five (25) outpatient visits per year.
(3) The rate of payment for inpatient services and partial hospitalization shall be the same as provided for any other condition. The rate of payment for outpatient visits shall be a minimum of fifty percent (50%) of covered expenses which may be limited to a maximum payment of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per visit.
(4) Limits may be placed on lifetime payments for treatment of mental illness, but in an amount no less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).
SOURCES: Laws, 1991, ch. 570, Sec. 3, eff from and after July 1, 1991. Reenacted without change by Laws, 1994, ch. 354, Sec. 3, eff from and after July 1, 1994