43-13-315 - Liability for failure or refusal to honor subrogation rights of Division. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 43-13-315. Liability for failure or refusal to honor subrogation rights of Division.
 

Any person, firm, or corporation who fails or refuses to honor the subrogation rights of the Division of Medicaid and, specifically, without limitation, hospital insurance and indemnity benefits accruing to a recipient, after advanced written notice and a reasonable opportunity of responding, shall be liable to the division, should suit become necessary by the division and liability be established, for double the amount of Medicaid benefits paid by the Division of Medicaid or double the amount of the insurance policy limits, whichever is the lesser, inclusive of the assessment of a reasonable attorney's fee and all costs of court. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1985, ch. 497, § 8; Laws, 1995, ch. 614, § 5, eff from and after July 1, 1995.