Bill > HB160

Introduced Session

An Act To Reenact Sections 41-3-1.1, 41-3-3, 41-3-4, 41-3-5.1, 41-3-6, 41-3-15, 41-3-16, 41-3-17, 41-3-18 And 41-3-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create The State Board Of Health, Establish The Position Of Executive Officer Of The State Department Of Health, And Establish And Prescribe The Powers And Duties Of The State Department Of Health; To Amend Section 41-3-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On Those Reenacted Statutes; To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Moratorium On The Authority Of The State Department Of Health To Issue A Health Care Certificate Of Need For The Construction Or Conversion Of Child/adolescent Psychiatric Or Chemical Dependency Beds Participating In The Medicaid Program And To Delete Certain Restrictions On Medicaid Reimbursement For Such Beds And To Place Certain Standards On The Department In Issuing Such Certificates; To Set Forth State Policy Regarding The Treatment Of Certain Mental Health Patients; And For Related Purposes.

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Jerry Turner (R)*, 

Approved by Governor (on 03/25/2021)

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