SEC. 83-43-5. Unauthorized nonprofit dental service forbidden.
It shall be unlawful for any person, copartnership, association, common law trust, or corporation, except when especially organized and authorized under the provisions of the nonprofit corporation statutes for the purpose, to establish, maintain, or operate a nonprofit dental service plan whereby dental services may be provided to persons or groups of persons for prepayment, periodical, or lump sum payments, but this shall not be construed as preventing a person, copartnerhip, association, common law trust, or corporation from furnishing dental services among its or his employees when the employee is not charged for such service. Nor shall any provision in this chapter be construed to apply to beneficial, benevolent, fraternal, benefit societies having a lodge system and representative form of government. Nor shall this chapter limit or repeal any provision of sections 83-41-101 to 83-41-131, organizing nonprofit hospital, medical, and surgical service corporations.
SOURCES: Codes, 1942, Sec. 8775-03; Laws, 1962, ch. 234, Sec. 3, eff from and after passage (approved May 7, 1962).
1997 Amendment
SECTION 6. Section 83-43-5, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
83-43-5. It shall be unlawful for any person, copartnership, association, common law trust, or corporation, except when especially organized and authorized under the provisions of the nonprofit corporation statutes for the purpose, to establish, maintain, or operate a nonprofit dental service plan whereby dental services may be provided to persons or groups of persons for prepayment, periodical, or lump sum payments, but this shall not be construed as preventing a person, copartnership, association, common law trust, or corporation from furnishing dental services among its or his employees when the employee is not charged for such service. Nor shall any provision in this chapter be construed to apply to beneficial, benevolent, fraternal, benefit societies having a lodge system and representative form of government. * * *
SOURCE : 1997 Laws, Chapter 307, Sec. 6, SB2066, Effective July 1, 1997.