Mississippi Code
General Provisions
§ 41-59-67. Requirements for issuance of permit; reserve fund; ambulance service to pay cost of collection of judgment against fund

The issuance of a permit to conduct and implement a membership subscription program shall require the following:
The posting of a surety bond with one or more surety companies to be approved by the State Board of Health, in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) for every one thousand (1,000) subscribers or portion thereof; and
The establishment of a reserve fund to consist of a deposit to the reserve fund with any depository approved by the state for the benefit of the subscription members in the amount of Three Dollars ($3.00) for each subscription member currently subscribing to the subscription program, but not for the designated members of the subscribing member's household, to guarantee perpetuation of the subscription membership program until all memberships are terminated; and
No further deposits shall be required to be made by the ambulance service to the reserve fund after the aggregate sum of the principal amount of said surety bond plus the deposits in the reserve fund is equal to Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000.00).
In any action brought by a subscriber against the surety bond or the reserve fund, the cost of collection upon a judgment rendered in favor of the subscriber, including attorney's fees, shall be paid by the ambulance service.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 41 - Public Health

Chapter 59 - Emergency Medical Services

General Provisions

§ 41-59-1. Title

§ 41-59-3. Definitions

§ 41-59-5. Establishment and administration of program

§ 41-59-7. Advisory council

§ 41-59-9. License and permit required

§ 41-59-11. Application for license

§ 41-59-13. Issuance of license

§ 41-59-15. Periodic inspections

§ 41-59-19. Changes of ownership

§ 41-59-21. Licensee to conform with local laws or regulations

§ 41-59-27. Insurance

§ 41-59-29. Personnel required for transporting patients

§ 41-59-31. Emergency medical technicians; training program

§ 41-59-37. Temporary ambulance attendant's permit

§ 41-59-39. Standards for invalid vehicles

§ 41-59-41. Records

§ 41-59-43. Exemptions

§ 41-59-45. Penalties; injunctive relief

§ 41-59-47. Options of counties and municipalities as to participation

§ 41-59-49. Appeal from decision of board

§ 41-59-51. Districts; authority to establish

§ 41-59-53. Districts; procedure for establishing

§ 41-59-55. Districts; administration

§ 41-59-57. Districts; power to receive and expend funds

§ 41-59-63. Membership subscription programs for prepaid ambulance service not to constitute insurance

§ 41-59-65. Application for permit to conduct membership subscription program; fees; renewals

§ 41-59-67. Requirements for issuance of permit; reserve fund; ambulance service to pay cost of collection of judgment against fund

§ 41-59-69. Annual report of ambulance service conducting subscription program

§ 41-59-71. Methods of soliciting members; license not required

§ 41-59-77. Trauma registry data confidential and not subject to discovery or introduction into evidence in civil actions

§ 41-59-79. Certification of first responders by State Board of Health

§ 41-59-81. Promulgation of rules and regulations governing first responder basic life support