Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 720

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Title

Description: Nursing homes; transfers of licenses and managing entities of must be approved by licensing agency.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (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: Franks

Title: AN ACT TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 43-11-10, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSING AGENCY MUST REVIEW AND APPROVE ANY TRANSFER OF A LICENSE TO OPERATE A NURSING FACILITY TO ANOTHER PERSON OR ENTITY BEFORE THE LICENSE MAY BE TRANSFERRED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN APPLICANT FOR A LICENSE TO OPERATE A NURSING FACILITY, OR AN ENTITY TO WHICH THE LICENSE IS SOUGHT TO BE TRANSFERRED, IS A CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY THAT HAS NO ASSETS OTHER THAN THE OWNERSHIP OF ANOTHER CORPORATION OR ENTITY, AND THE APPLICANT OR TRANSFEREE WILL NOT BE MANAGING ENTITY OF THE NURSING FACILITY, THE LICENSING AGENCY MUST REVIEW AND APPROVE THE MANAGING ENTITY BEFORE THE LICENSE MAY BE ISSUED; TO AUTHORIZE THE LICENSING AGENCY TO SANCTION A MANAGING ENTITY FOR VIOLATIONS OF THE LICENSURE LAW OR ANY RULE OR REGULATION OF THE LICENSING AGENCY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


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

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