Title 83, Insurance

(a) A nonprofit dental service corporation may, as a condition precedent to entering into a contract with an applicant or group of applicants for dental service:(a) Require a physical examination of the applicant and of each of his dependents, if any, and proof of his or their su…

Every department, commission, officer, or other agency of the state, or of any political subdivision thereof, who is authorized or charged by law with the duty of providing dental services within the meaning of this chapter for persons unable to provide it entirely at their own e…

Every nonprofit dental service corporation shall, on or before the first day of March of every year, file with the state auditor of public accounts a statement verified by at least two (2) of the principal officers of the corporation, summarizing its financial activities during t…

Surplus funds, if any, of any such corporation may be invested and, if invested, shall be in compliance with the requirements of law for the investment of the surplus of life insurance companies.

Every nonprofit dental service corporation shall, on or before the first day of March of every year, file with the state board of health a report of its activities other than its financial activities during the calendar year immediately preceding. Every such report shall be authe…

Any nonprofit dental service corporation may select any person, copartnership, association, common law trust, or corporation to act as its agent in the performance of any of its functions. Any such delegation of authority shall not operate to release the nonprofit dental service …

Any dentist and any other person, copartnership, association, common law trust, or corporation who violates any provision of this chapter or of any order of the state board of health, of the attorney general, or of the state auditor made pursuant thereto, or that either prevents …

(a) As used in this chapter:(a) “Dentists” means persons holding a license to practice dentistry under Sections 73-9-1 through 73-9-65, Mississippi Code of 1972.(b) “Dental services” include the general and usual services rendered and care administered by dentists as defined in S…

When necessary to effect the purposes of this chapter, in addition to all other remedies in law or equity, the attorney general or state auditor, the secretary of the state board of health, or either of them, may be and are hereby authorized to petition the court for a mandamus o…

Every corporation organized pursuant to, or subject to, the provisions of this chapter is hereby declared to be a charitable and benevolent institution, and its funds and property shall be exempt from taxation, except, however, that such corporation shall not be exempt from ad va…

Any dissolution or liquidation of a corporation subject to the provisions of this chapter shall be conducted under the supervision of the attorney general and the state board of health. All assets of the corporation shall, upon dissolution or liquidation and after adequate provis…

It is hereby declared to be the purpose and intent of this chapter and the policy of the legislature to authorize qualified dentists engaged in private practice to provide adequate dental services for residents of this state through a sound prepayment plan with the cooperation of…

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 ser…

A nonprofit dental service corporation shall be subject to regulation and supervision by the state board of health, state auditor, and the attorney general as provided by this chapter. It shall not be subject to the laws of this state now in force, except as herein specifically s…

A nonprofit dental service corporation may not enter into dental service contracts under the provisions hereof until it has procured a formal certificate or license from the state board of health authorizing it to do so. Application for such certificate of authority or license sh…