# MS Insurance Bulletin 91-4: Health Insurance for Persons on Active Military Duty > Mississippi · Agency guidance · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1991-04 ## Section - **Citation:** MS Insurance Bulletin 91-4 - **Heading:** Health Insurance for Persons on Active Military Duty - **Jurisdiction:** Mississippi - **Kind:** Agency guidance - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Mississippi Insurance Department Bulletins / Health Insurance for Persons on Active Military Duty ## Text # MISSISSIPPI # Department of Insurance ![img-0.jpeg](img-0.jpeg) GEORGE DALE Commissioner CHARLES D. PACE Deputy Commissioner 1804 Walter Sillers Bldg. Post Office Box 79 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0079 Telephone (601) 359-3569 FAX (601) 359-2474 Consumer Assistance 1-800-562-2957 # BULLETIN TO: ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES WRITING HEALTH INSURANCE WITHIN MISSISSIPPI April 9, 1991 Bulletin Number 91-2161 The 1991 Session of the Mississippi Legislature adopted House Bill 774 which authorized the Commissioner of Insurance to issue a Directive to every insurance carrier authorized to write health insurance policies in this State to require the following: (a) Every insurance carrier that is providing health insurance coverage to a person at the time such person is called to serve on active military duty by Executive Order of the President of the United States, upon such person's becoming deactivated from active duty, shall resume providing the same health insurance coverage, including any preexisting condition which was covered, to that person and his or her dependents as the carrier was providing before the person was called to active military duty as provided in Paragraphs (b) and (c) herein; (b) In the case of group coverage, an employee covered under paragraph (a) of this section shall be entitled to the same coverage as the other employees of his or her group that is in effect at the time of his or her deactivation. If there is no longer a group policy in effect upon his or her deactivation, such employee shall be entitled to receive any nongroup coverage that is offered in the nongroup market by that carrier; (c) In the case of nongroup coverage, a person covered under paragraph (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive the same coverage he or she had before serving on active military duty or if such coverage is no longer available, any other coverage offered in the nongroup market by that carrier; and itled to receive any nongroup coverage that is offered in the nongroup market by that carrier; (c) In the case of nongroup coverage, a person covered under paragraph (a) of this section shall be entitled to receive the same coverage he or she had before serving on active military duty or if such coverage is no longer available, any other coverage offered in the nongroup market by that carrier; and (d) Every insurance carrier shall resume such coverage as required in this section regardless of any condition developed by the person and his or her dependents during the time the person was serving on active military duty. ## Nearby sections - [MS Insurance Bulletin 80-1 Revised Temporary Guidelines for Submission of Life Insurance Policies With Projected Premium Rates Less Than or Equal To Maximum Premium Rates](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1980-01.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 80-2(A) Revised Guidelines for Submission of Life Insurance Contracts That Provide Guaranteed Insurability Benefits Based Upon the Consumers Price Index](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1980-02A.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 91-4 Health Insurance for Persons on Active Military Duty](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1991-04.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 91-6 (Revised) Form for Payments to Volunteer Firefighters](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1991-06.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 91-2181 Comprehensive Health Insurance Risk Pool Association](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1991-2181.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-1 Voluntary Basic Health Insurance Coverage Law](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-01.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-2 Fire Safety Bulletin](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-02.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-3 Factory-Built Homes Laws](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-03.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-4 Manufactured Housing Blocking, Anchoring and Tie-Downs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-04.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-5 Adjuster’s Continuing Education Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-05.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-6 Revised Guidelines for Contracts](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-06.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-7 Changes in Adjuster’s License Renewal Date](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-07.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 93-8 Withdrawal of Mississippi Insurance Department Bulletin 93-8, Fire Services Development Program Eligibility Guidelines Administered by the MS Department of Insurance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1993-08.md) - [MS Insurance Bulletin 94-1 Health Insurance Rate Increases](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1994-01.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MS_INS_B_1991-04. 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