Mississippi Code Title 83. Insurance § 83-5-603

As used in this article, “Provider-Sponsored Health Plan” means a Mississippi not-for-profit corporation formed for the purposes of operating a not-for-profit health plan or managed care entity, with its principal place of business within the State of Mississippi, and which is owned and governed exclusively by (a) not-for-profit Mississippi hospital or physician industry or trade association in which the majority of the hospitals or physicians within the state are members, or (b) a combination of (i) not-for-profit Mississippi hospital or physician industry or trade associations that represent a majority of the hospitals or physicians within the state, and (ii) licensed Mississippi hospitals or physicians who participate in the Mississippi Medicaid Program. At least one (1) purpose of the provider-sponsored health plan shall be to contract with the Division of Medicaid to provide managed care services on a capitated basis pursuant to Section 43-13-117(H). To qualify as a provider-sponsored health plan under this section, the entity must further meet the requirements of Section 83-5-607.