Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2850

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Title

Description: CON; issue to move nursing home beds from Hancock County to Harrison County and construct new facility.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
2 01/31 (S) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Kirby

Code Section: A 041-0007-0191

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-7-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ISSUE CERTIFICATES OF NEED TO THE OWNER OF A NURSING FACILITY IN HANCOCK COUNTY THAT WAS NOT OPERATIONAL ON DECEMBER 31, 2005, BECAUSE OF DAMAGE SUSTAINED FROM HURRICANE KATRINA TO AUTHORIZE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW NURSING FACILITY IN HARRISON COUNTY, THE RELOCATION OF FORTY-NINE NURSING FACILITY BEDS FROM THE HANCOCK COUNTY FACILITY TO THE NEW HARRISON COUNTY FACILITY, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWENTY NON-MEDICAID NURSING FACILITY BEDS AT THE HANCOCK COUNTY FACILITY, AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF TWENTY NON-MEDICAID BEDS AT THE NEW HARRISON COUNTY FACILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE CERTIFICATES OF NEED FOR THE NON-MEDICAID NURSING FACILITY BEDS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE CONDITION THAT THOSE BEDS SHALL ALWAYS BE NON-MEDICAID BEDS OR THE DEPARTMENT WILL REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE FACILITY THAT VIOLATES THAT CONDITION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/31/06 at 17:57.

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