The State and Public School Employees' Health Insurance Management Board
administers the
State Employees' Life and Health Insurance Plan and the Public School
Employees' Health
Insurance Plan. The Department of Finance and Administration provides
for the day-to-day
management and administration of the insurance Plans through the Office
of Insurance.
The Health Insurance Management Board consists of the following members:
• The Executive Director of the Department of Finance and Administration,
who
serves as Chairman;
Edward L. Ranck
Chairman; Health Insurance Management Board
Dept. of Finance and Administration
906 Walter Sillers bldg.
550 High Street
Jackson, MS 39202
Telephone: 601-359-3402
Fax: 601-359-2405
• The Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Commission;
Mike Marsh
Address: Workers' Compensation Commission
1428 Lakeland Dr
Jackson, MS 39296-5300
Telephone: 601-987-4252
Fax: 601-987-4233
• The Commissioner of Insurance;
George Dale
Address: 1804 Sillers Bldg
Jackson, MS 39202
Telephone: 601-359-3581
Fax: 601-359-2474
e-mail: rhanna@its.state.ms.us
• The Commissioner of Higher Education;
Thomas Layzell
Address: 3825 Ridgewood Road
Jackson, MS 39211
Telephone: 601-982-6614
Fax:
• The State Superintendent of Education;
Richard Thompson
Address: 359 North West Street, Room 365
Jackson, MS 39202
Telephone: 601-359-3513
Fax:
• Two (2) appointees of the Governor whose terms shall be concurrent
with that of the
Governor, one (1) of whom shall have experience in providing actuarial
advice to
companies that provide health insurance to large groups and one (1)
of whom shall
have experience in the day-to-day management and administration of
a large
self-funded health insurance group;
Kenneth W. Jones, President, Mississippi Administrative
Services
Address: P.O. Box 13447
Jackson, MS 39236
Telephone: 601-982-0022
Fax:
Buddy Lee, Chief Executive Officer, Benmark
Address: P.O. Box 16767
Jackson, MS 39236-0767
Telephone: 601-366-0596
Fax:
• The Chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee or his designee;
Dean Kirby, Chairman of the Senate Insurance Committee
Address: Senate
Home
Room 456-RB
P. O. Box 54099
Jackson, MS 39215
Pearl, MS 39208
Telephone: (601)359-3162
(601)932-1966 (H)
(601)939-5968 (W)
Fax:
e-mail: dkirby@mail.senate.state.ms.us
• The Chairman of the House of Representatives Insurance Committee or
his designee;
Mary Ann Stevens, Chairman of the House of Representatives
Insurance Committee
Address: Capitol
Home
Room 402-B
P. O. Box 38
Jackson, MS 39215
West, MS 39192
Telephone: (601)359-3364
(601)967-2473 (H)
Fax:
• The Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee or his designee;
Jack Gordon, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations
Committee
Address: Capitol
Home
Room 211, New Capitol Bldg.
P. O. Box 377
Jackson, MS 39201
Okolona, MS 38860
Telephone: (601)359-3250
(601)359-3252
Fax:
E-mail: jgordon@mail.senate.state.ms.us
• The Chairman of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee
or his
designee.
Charlie Capps, Jr., Chairman of the House of Representatives
Appropriations Committee
Address: Capitol
Home
Room 201-C
P. O. Box 308
Jackson, MS 39215
Cleveland, MS 38732
Telephone: (601)359-3340
(601)843-4515 (W)
Fax:
The legislators, or their designees, serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the Board.
The Board has the sole authority to promulgate rules and regulations
governing the operations of
the Plans and is vested with all legal authority necessary and proper
to perform this function
including, but not limited to, the following duties
• Defining the scope and coverages provided by the Plans;
• Seeking proposals for services or insurance through competitive processes
where
required by law and selecting service providers or insurers under procedures
provided
for by law;
• Developing and adopting strategic plans and budgets for the Plans; and
• Administering all procedures for selecting third-party administrators.
If you discover that any of the information is wrong, please contact
me.
Anne
M. Klingen - October 18, 1999