Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Mississippi Healthy People 2010 Program; Health Department develop and implement.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 02/23 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 03/09 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Coleman (65th)
Additional Authors: Flaggs, Fredericks
Title: AN ACT TO DIRECT THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP A MISSISSIPPI HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 PROGRAM BASED UPON THE FEDERAL HEALTHY PEOPLE 2010 PROGRAM, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH OF ALL MISSISSIPPIANS; TO SPECIFY THE GOALS OF THE PROGRAM; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO REPORT ANNUALLY TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE PROGRESS IN MEETING THE PROGRAM'S GOALS AND ON THE STATUS OF DISPARITIES IN HEALTH AMONG MINORITIES AND NONMINORITIES; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH MINORITY PHYSICIAN NETWORKS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS TO EDUCATE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE IN HEALTH STATUS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WITH CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS, HOSPITALS, AND MINORITY PHYSICIAN NETWORKS TO INCREASE THE PROPORTION OF HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS FROM MINORITY BACKGROUNDS; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH AND PROMOTE RESEARCH ON METHODS BY WHICH TO REDUCE DISPARITIES IN HEALTH CARE AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE HISTORICALLY LARGE MINORITY ENROLLMENTS; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO CONTRACT WITH AN ESTABLISHED MINORITY PHYSICIAN NETWORK THAT PROVIDES SERVICES TO HISTORICALLY UNDERSERVED MINORITY PATIENTS; TO REQUIRE THE DIVISION TO PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION OF MINORITY PHYSICIAN NETWORKS IN EACH SERVICE AREA TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO MEDICAID RECIPIENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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