Purpose and Intent

Purpose and Intent In order to fully comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as Amended, including information issued by the Health Care Financing Administration to the Mississippi Department of Insurance regarding the enforcement thereof, this Regulation is promulgated to prevent health insurance issuers in the group or individual market that cover hospitalization in connection with childbirth for mothers and/or their newborns from restricting coverage to less than forty-eight (48) hours following a vaginal delivery and ninety-six (96) hours following a Cesarean section.