2014 Mississippi Code
Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Chapter 86 - MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACT
§ 41-86-17 - Covered benefits and services to be provided; deductibles or other cost-sharing requirements [Repealed effective January 1, 2013]

The covered benefits under the program shall include all health-care benefits and services required to be included as covered benefits under Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act, as amended, and shall include early and periodic screening and diagnosis services at least equal to those provided under the Medicaid program. The benefits and services offered and available to state employees under the State and School Employees Health Insurance Plan shall be used as the benchmark for benefits and services under the program, with an emphasis on preventive and primary care. Benefits and services to be provided under the program shall include: vision and hearing screening, eyeglasses and hearing aids, preventive dental care and routine dental fillings. No deductibles, coinsurance or any other cost-sharing shall be allowed for any of the benefits and services named in the preceding sentence. The program also may cover other dental services including amalgam and composite restorations, extractions, space maintainers, stainless steel crowns, sealants, pulpotomies, pulpectomies, and treatment of periodontal disease. The program may exclude from participation in the program any health-care providers who do not agree to hold the families of recipients harmless for charges in excess of plan payments for covered benefits.