Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-43: Miss. Code Ann. § 47-5-43

The commissioner shall purchase workers' compensation insurance with coverage for all personnel employed by the department as authorized by law, and all personnel shall be entitled to the benefits prescribed by the operation of law, Sections 71-3-1 through 71-3-111 , as the same is now or may hereafter be amended, cited as the “Workers' Compensation Law.”