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 41-86-11(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; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 532, § 5, SB 2990, eff from and after June 30, 2001.
PREVIOUS VERSIONS: Pre-2001