Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 908

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Background

Title

Description: Burn Center; establish in 2007 at UMMC.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/13 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations
2 01/24 (H) DR - TSDPCS: PH To AP
3 01/26 (H) DR - TSDPCS: AP To PH
4 01/27 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
5 02/08 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
6 02/08 (H) Passed
7 02/10 (H) Transmitted To Senate
8 02/14 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
9 02/28 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committees:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Holland

Additional Authors: Hines, Reynolds

Code Sections: A 007-0009-0070, A 021-0019-0058, A 027-0019-0044.3, A 027-0039-0331, A 027-0039-0332, A 041-0059-0005, A 027-0007-0088

Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT ON JULY 1, 2007, THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER SHALL ESTABLISH A SEPARATE UNIT AT THE MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE TREATMENT OF BURN VICTIMS, WHICH SHALL BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CENTER; TO DIRECT THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE NOT LESS THAN $10,000,000.00 ANNUALLY TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE OPERATION OF THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CENTER; TO AMEND SECTIONS 7-9-70, 21-19-58, 27-7-88, 27-19-44.3, 27-39-331 AND 27-39-332, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT APPROPRIATIONS FROM AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CARE FUND SHALL BE MADE TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER INSTEAD OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AFTER THE MISSISSIPPI BURN CENTER IS OPERATIONAL; TO AMEND SECTION 41-59-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE AUTHORITY OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH REGARDING A PLAN FOR THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES TO MISSISSIPPI BURN VICTIMS THROUGH THE EXISTING TRAUMA CARE SYSTEM OF HOSPITALS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 02/28/06 at 18:39.

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