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This bill directs the Mississippi State Department of Health to issue multispecialty certificates of need for an ambulatory surgical center located at 1883 Highway 43 in Canton, Mississippi. Specifically, the bill will allow the facility to reopen with two operating room (OR) multispecialty rooms, and these certificates cannot be moved or relocated from this specific location. The provision is added as a new subsection (20) to an existing section of Mississippi law that governs certificates of need for healthcare facilities. A certificate of need is a regulatory process that requires healthcare providers to obtain approval before making certain changes to their facilities or services, such as adding new beds or expanding medical capabilities. In this case, the bill provides a specific exemption to the standard certificate of need requirements for this particular ambulatory surgical center in Canton. The bill is set to take effect on July 1, 2025.

Health and Social Services

https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/HB/HB0459.xml