SB 2965 — Appropriation; Workers' Compensation Commission.

SB2965 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) - 2018 Regular Session MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE Regular Session To:

Senator(s) Clarke, Hopson, Horhn, DeBar, Dearing, Jackson (15th) Senate Bill 2965 (As SentPassed tothe Governor)Senate) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO DEFRAY THE EXPENSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI WORKERS' COMPENSATION COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019.

SECTION 1.  The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses incurred by the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2018, and ending June 30, 2019 $     5,300,464.00.5,176,497.00.

     None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service'sService’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.

                                                          FY2019 Performance Measures                                      Target Adjudication      Cases Resolved at the Administrative or           Commission Level within Months (Number of)       850      Cases Resolved at the AdministrativeAdmisistrative or           Commission Level within Months (Number of)       850      Cases Resolved at the Administrative or           Commission Level within Months (Number of)       850      Cases Resolved at the Administrative or           CommissionCommision Level within Year (Number of)        of)          850 Self-insurance      Percentage of Individual Self-insurers           Reviewed in the Past Fiscal Year (%)             34.00      Percentage of Individual Self-insurer           Reviews Conducted in the Past Fiscal           Year Showing that Reserves are           Insufficient to Cover Claims (%)                  0.00      Percentage of Self-insurance Groups           Reviewed in the Past Fiscal Year (%)            100.00      Percentage of Self-insurance Group                                   Reviews Conducted in the Past Fiscal           Year Showing that Reserves are           Insufficient to Cover Claims (%)                  0.00 Medical Cost Containment      Fee Schedule Adjustments (Cost in Millions)           29.00      MedicalMedcal Cost Savings to Payers (as a %           of Total Billings)                               44.00      A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2020.