MS HB784

Shifts cancer benefit payments for first responders from insurance policies to the Attorney General's Office, funded by state appropriations instead of employer-purchased insurance.

Extends cancer benefit eligibility to cover diagnoses occurring up to five (5) years after a first responder's retirement.

Requires the state to appropriate $250,000.00 to the Attorney General's Office by April 15, 2022 to fund cancer benefits under the act.

Repeals Section 25-15-407, which previously required first responders' employers to bear the cost of purchasing cancer coverage insurance policies.

Transfers regulatory authority from the Commissioner of Insurance to the Attorney General for implementing claims processes, appeals procedures, and firefighter cancer prevention best practices.