53-6-117. Participation requirements. (1) The department of public health and human services may require medicaid recipients to participate in a managed-care system.
     (2) Recipients who are required by the department to participate in a managed-care system shall participate as required in order to remain eligible for medicaid.
     (3) The department may require the participation of medicaid recipients in managed-care systems based upon geographical, financial, social, medical, and other factors as the department may determine are relevant to the development and efficient management of managed-care systems.

     History: En. Sec. 2, Ch. 460, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 450, Ch. 546, L. 1995.