State, municipality, county or fire district required to show proof of insurance coverage meeting requirements of article

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  2. Mississippi Code
  3. Public Officers and Employees; Public Records
  4. Group Insurance for Public Employees
  5. Mississippi First Responders Health and Safety Act
  6. State, municipality, county or fire district required to show proof of insurance coverage meeting requirements of article

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  1. The state, municipality, county or fire protection district shall, no later than January 1, 2022, show proof of insurance coverage that meets the requirements of this article to the Attorney General, or shall show satisfactory proof of the ability to pay such compensation to ensure adequate coverage for all eligible first responders.
  2. The Attorney General shall adopt such rules and regulations as are reasonable and necessary to implement the provisions of this article. Such regulations shall include the process by which a first responder files a claim for cancer and the process by which claimants can appeal a denial of benefits.
  3. The Attorney General shall adopt rules to establish firefighter cancer prevention best practices as it relates to personal protective equipment, decontamination, fire suppression, apparatus and fire stations.


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