Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1007

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Title

Description: Hospital-acquired infections; require hospitals to report to Health Department, which shall make that information public.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

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

House Committee:

Principal Author: Ellington

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE EACH ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL TO ANNUALLY REPORT INFORMATION ABOUT HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE THAT THE SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO BE REPORTED SHALL BE PRESCRIBED BY REGULATIONS OF THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT TO COMPILE THE DATA ON HOSPITAL INFECTION NUMBERS AND RATES FOR EACH HOSPITAL AND MAKE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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