AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT A MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION UNDER ANY MANAGED CARE PROGRAM IMPLEMENTED BY THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID FROM TRANSFERRING A BENEFICIARY WHO IS ENROLLED WITH THE MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION TO ANOTHER MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION OR TO A FEE-FOR-SERVICE MEDICAID PROVIDER MORE OFTEN THAN ONE TIME IN A PERIOD OF TWELVE MONTHS UNLESS THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL REASON FOR MAKING ANOTHER TRANSFER WITHIN THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD, AS DETERMINED BY THE DIVISION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 43-13-117