Bill > HB1626

This bill appropriates funds for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the State Department of Health for the fiscal year 2024. Key provisions include: - Appropriating $48,127,694 from the State General Fund and $510,981,838 from special funds for the Department of Health's operations. - Allocating specific funding amounts for various health programs and initiatives, such as the Early Intervention Program, Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, and Maternal and Child Health Care Program. - Providing $28 million for the Trauma Care System and allocating court assessments for Trauma Care Systems and Emergency Medical Services. - Appropriating $20 million from the Tobacco Control Program Fund for various health-related programs and initiatives. - Authorizing 699 permanent and 1,306 time-limited positions for the Department of Health. - Setting performance targets for the Department of Health across various health services, health protection, communicable disease, tobacco control, public health emergency preparedness, and administrative and support services. - Allowing the Department of Health to provide Hepatitis B vaccinations to Emergency Medical Services personnel and purchase AIDS drugs. - Appropriating additional funds for the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board and the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act. - Authorizing the Department of Health to escalate its headcount and budgets related to Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds and other special funds.

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