The State and Public School Employees'
Health Insurance Management Board




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.



Information compiled from the following sources
(1) list of members of the State and Public School Employees Health Insurance Management Board provided by the Department of Finance and Administration
(2) from the Mississippi Official and Statistical Register, 1996-2000
(3) from Official State Web Pages

If you discover that any of the information is wrong, please contact me.
Anne M. Klingen    - October 18, 1999