19 MAC Pt. 3, R. 10.09
Standard Medicare Supplement Benefit Plans For 1990 Standardized Medicare
Cite as 19 Miss. Admin. Code Pt. 3, R. 10.09
Standard Medicare Supplement Benefit Plans For 1990 Standardized Medicare
Supplement Benefit Plan Policies or Certificates Issued for Delivery after July 1, 1992 and with
an Effective Date for Coverage Prior to June 1, 2010
A. An issuer shall make available to each prospective policyholder and certificate holder a
policy form or certificate form containing only the basic core benefits, as defined in Rule 10.08B
of this regulation.
B. No groups, packages or combinations of Medicare supplement benefits other than those listed
in this section shall be offered for sale in this state, except as may be permitted in Rule10.09G
and in Rule 10.10 of this regulation.
C. Benefit plans shall be uniform in structure, language, designation and format to the standard
benefit plans โAโ through โLโ listed in this subsection and conform to the definitions in Rule
10.04 of this regulation. Each benefit shall be structured in accordance
with the format provided in Rules 10.08B and 10.08C,or 10.08D and list the benefits in the
order shown in this subsection. For purposes of this section, โstructure, language, and formatโ
means style, arrangement and overall content of a benefit.
D. An issuer may use, in addition to the benefit plan designations required in Subsection C,
other designations to the extent permitted by law.
E. Make-up of benefit plans:
1.
Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan โAโ shall be limited to the basic
(core) benefits common to all benefit plans, as defined in Rule 10.08B of this regulation.
2.
Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan โBโ shall include only the
following: The core benefit as defined in Rule 10.08B of this regulation, plus the Medicare
Part A deductible as defined in Rule 10.08C(1).
3.
Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan โCโ shall include only the
following: The core benefit as defined in Rule 10.08B of this regulation, plus the Medicare
Part A deductible, skilled nursing facility care, Medicare Part B deductible and medically
necessary emergency care in a foreign country as defined in Rules 10.08C(1), (2), (3) and (8)
respectively.
4.
Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan โDโ shall include only the
following: The core benefit (as defined in Rule 10.08B of this regulation), plus the Medicare
Part A deductible, skilled nursing facility care, medically necessary emergency care in an
foreign country and the at-home recovery benefit as defined in Rules 10.08C(1), (2), (8) and
(10) respectively.
5.
Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan โEโ shall include only the
following: The core benefit as defined in Rule 10.08B of this regulation, plus the Medicare
Part A deductible, skilled nursing facility care, medically necessary emergency care in a
foreign country and preventive medical care as defined in Rule 10.08C(1), (2), (8) and (9)
respectively.
6.
Standardized Medicare supplement benefit plan โFโ shall include only the
following: The core benefit as defined in Rule 10.08B of this regulation, plus the Medicare
Part A deductible, the skilled nursing facility care, the Part B deductible, one hundred
percent (100%) of the Medicare Part B excess charges, and medically necessary emergency
care in a foreign country as defined in Rule 10.08C(1), (2), (3), (5) and (8) respectively.
7.
Standardized Medicare supplement benefit high deductible plan โFโ shall include
only the following: 100% of covered expenses following the payment of the annual high
deductible plan โFโ deductible. The covered expenses include the core benefit as defined in