HB 57 ICF-MR patients; increase number of home leave days per Manning
* year for.
03/25 Approved by Governor
HB 100 Lice; three occasions of student having need not be Manning
% consecutive before Health Department may assist.
03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 308 Water heaters; decrease temperature requirements for Young
certain hot water supply storage tanks and heaters.
03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 403 Medicaid; allow disabled workers to purchase coverage. Evans
* 03/29 Approved by Governor
HB 464 Prescription drugs; person eligible for Medicare with Reynolds
* certain income shall receive under Medicaid.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 494 Support dogs; trainers of shall have same rights as Horne
* those provided to disabled persons with dogs.
03/30 Approved by Governor
HB 519 Tobacco settlement funds; create Health Care Trust Fund Moody
* for.
04/01 Approved by Governor
HB 538 Hospitals; extend repealer on authority to establish Ford
* group purchase programs.
03/11 Approved by Governor
HB 540 Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer on. Ford
* 03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 543 Home medical equipment; extend repealer on regulation Ford
* % of suppliers by Pharmacy Board.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 609 School nurse intervention program; extend repealer Ford
allowing state matching funds for school districts.
03/16 Approved by Governor
HB 721 TANF benefits; increase monthly amount for recipients Moody
of.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 740 Food stamps; delay deadlines to develop and implement Moody
on-line EBT system for.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 811 Pharmacy discount cards; cannot be issued unless Howell
* issurer pays portion of discount given by pharmacy.
04/21 Approved by Governor
HB 827 Physicians; Medical Licensure Board may assess costs Holden
* % against in disciplinary actions.
03/15 Approved by Governor
HB 830 Podiatrists; increase annual license renewal fee and Holden
* % use portion to aid impaired licenses.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 831 Medical Licensure Board; authorize to use unmarked Holden
vehicles for investigative use.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 834 Nursing homes; allow Medicaid participation for Moody
* existing beds and authorize new beds.
03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 849 Certificate of Need Law; exempt certain expenditures Moody
* and projects from.
03/10 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 850 Child care facility licensure law; make technical Moody
% amendments to.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 852 Child support enforcement statutes; revise pursuant to Moody
* % federal law.
04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 853 Dental services; increase Medicaid reimbursement rates Moody
* for.
03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB 854 Child support enforcement statutes; revise. Moody
* % 03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 858 Foster care placement program; clarify responsibilities Moody
* of Department of Human Services.
03/25 (H) Died On Calendar
HB 859 Child residential home licensure; clarify inspection Moody
requirements.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 865 Uniform Health-Care Decisions Act; revise consent for Perry
* certain persons.
04/15 Approved by Governor
HB 867 Criminal history record checks for child residential Moody
% facilities; Dept. of Public Safety responsible for
releasing info.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 868 DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; grant subpoena power to. Moody
* 03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB 954 Automated external defibrillators; provide for Barnett (92nd)
* requirements and training for use of.
03/30 Approved by Governor
HB 976 Children's Health Care Program; increase eligibility to Holland
* 200% of poverty level.
04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1018 Medicaid; certain persons living at home and having Grist
* high drug expenses eligible for.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB1110 Medicaid; reimbursement for services provided to Moody
* persons with spinal cord and head injuries.
03/29 (H) Died In Conference
HB1122 Rehabilitation Services Department; update name of an Moody
office within.
03/11 Approved by Governor
HB1239 Chiropractors; establish requirements for doing claims Moody
reviews in Mississippi.
03/02 (S) Died In Committee
HB1332 Medicaid; create Medical Advisory Committee to, and Moody
* revise reimbursement for physician's services.
04/23 Approved by Governor
HB1424 Board of Mental Health; authorize negotiation for Shows
* % exchange, lease or sale of Ellisville State School
property.
03/15 Approved by Governor
HB1435 Community hospitals; revise and expand authorized Williams
* investments for funds of.
04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2022 Marriage licenses; require premarital tests for HIV. Burton *
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2034 Dispensing opticians; provide for licensure of. Dearing
% 02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2063 Medicaid waiver for coverage of the chronically ill Jordan (24th)
with hypertension and diabetes; authorize.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2064 Emergency services under HMO contracts; prohibit prior Jordan (24th)
* authorization.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2065 Post-mastectomy care for women; require. Jordan (24th)
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2071 Health care facilities; authorize CON for skilled Ross
nursing and Alzheimer's facility in Rankin County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2084 Medical procedures on minor by Dept of Health; require Nunnelee
parental consent.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2087 Food handling establishment permits; displayed at Nunnelee
% visible location.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2092 Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are Nunnelee
members of the Association of Christian Schools.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2094 Nursing facilities; require uniform nursing home Bean
preadmission screening for Medicaid reimbursement.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2096 Persons eligible for Medicaid assistance; permit Bean
workers with disabilities to buy into Medicaid.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2104 Nursing facilities; authorize CON for Town of Beaumont. Bean
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2114 Medicaid reimbursement; authorize for implantable Hall
infusion pumps.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2117 Adult care facilities; define assisted living Burton
facilities for licensure purposes.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2119 Domestic violence; DHS enforce standards to help Simmons
protect TANF recipients who are victims of.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2126 Medicaid; increase home leave days for ICFMR services Bean
* reimbursement.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2133 Mammography coverage; require Medicare supplement Blackmon
insurance policies to include.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2141 Child visitation; suspend licenses of persons not Bean
% complying with orders for.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2142 EBT system for food stamps; extend implementation Bean
dates.
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2143 Medicaid assistance program; revise eligibility and Bean
* V services reimbursement.
04/23 Vetoed
SB2146 Orthotics and prosthetics certification; define Dearing
* certifying agency.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2149 State Board of Medical Licensure to regulate physician Simmons
assistants; authorize.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2150 Managed health care plans; provide conditions relating Bean
to participating providers.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2154 Professional counseling services; included as coverage Hall
under State and Public School Employees Insurance Plan.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2169 CON for nursing facility beds in certain counties; Bean
authorize.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2172 Health services; provide right to reimbursement for Bean
services performed by licensed athletic trainers.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2179 Cardiac defibrillator; authorize use, require training, Burton
and provide civil immunity.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2180 Medical records; provide free access for disability Burton
% benefit applicants.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2192 Nursing facility; allow 15 Medicaid beds at existing Ferris
facility in Vicksburg.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2216 Third-party payment of certified nurse practitioners; Bean
require.
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2249 Medicaid; reimbursement program for special education Dearing
health related services.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2250 Dental procedures under anesthesia; require health Dearing
insurance coverage for.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2253 Radiological health license fees; increase. Bean
% 02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2255 Stay of CON proceedings pending appeal; authorize. Bean
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2256 Youth Camp Advisory Council; reconstitute membership. Bean
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2257 Child care facility licensure law; make technical Bean
* % amendments thereto.
04/01 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2258 Child residential home licensure; clarify inspection Bean
requirements.
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2264 Health care; create Mississippi Qualified Health Center Bean
% Assistance Program.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2268 Health facilities; CON to certain hospital in Hinds Bean
County for relocation of acute care beds and
construction of necessary facilities.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2280 Nursing facility; authorize CON for new construction of Dearing
in Amite County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2310 Foster care placement program; clarify responsibilities Bean
* of Department of Human Services.
04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2312 TANF assistance payments; increase. Bean
03/16 Approved by Governor
SB2313 DHS child support enforcement statutes; revise pursuant Bean
% to federal law.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2314 DHS child support enforcement statutes; revise. Bean
% 02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2319 Permit requirements for persons providing home medical Canon
% equipment; extend repealer.
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2354 "Marriage and Family Therapy Licensure Act of 1997"; Canon
* % reenact.
03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2355 State Board of Barber Examiners; revise composition of. Canon
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2356 State Board of Cosmetology; revise certain license Canon
% qualifications and authorize biennial license renewal.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2371 Health care facilities; increase nursing beds Tollison
authorized for Calhoun County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2373 Health care facilities; authorize CON for Yalobusha Tollison
County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2421 Healthcare facilities; CON for adolescent psychiatric Burton
beds in Lauderdale County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2434 Medicaid; increase home leave days for nursing & ICFMR Furniss
facilities reimbursement.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2486 Health care facilities; issue CON for Comprehensive Bean
Cancer Center.
03/01 Approved by Governor
SB2500 Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program; Bean
* establish.
03/25 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2510 Medicaid; require cost-to-charge ratio for outpatient Bean
services, reimbursement for holding nursing beds, etc.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2511 Single-specialty ambulatory surgical facilities; Bean
require licensure under certain conditions.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2533 Nursing facility licensure standards; require back-up Hamilton
generators for heating and cooling in emergencies.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2537 Health care facility Certificate of Need Review; exempt Bean
* certain expenditures and projects from.
04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2543 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIPS); define Hall
* eligibility for.
03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB2550 Mentally ill patients; provide for interim facility Bean
% treatment and cost reimbursement.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2556 Welfare; provide for a study of the effects of welfare Simmons
reform on its recipients.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2605 Tobacco settlement funds; create Defibrillator Hamilton
Acquisition Trust Fund.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2610 Tobacco settlement funds; create trust fund for. Hall
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2631 Whitfield, State Hospital at; establish four new Hall
facilities at (HINDS).
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2636 Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and Tollison
prescribe any drug rational to optometric practice.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2651 Health care facilities; authorize CON for hospital in Bean
Perry County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2653 MS Department of Children and Family Programs; study Smith
feasibility of.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2655 Transfer payments for convicted felons; disqualify Smith
except for dependent children.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2668 Health facilities; delete restriction against Medicaid Hall
participation for Hinds CON.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2672 Food stamp purchases; limit to five basic nutritional Smith
or hygiene items under federal waiver.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2677 Protection From High Risk and Coercive Abortion Act; White (29th)
enact.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2679 Nursing facilities; require preadmission screening and Bean
* authorize additional beds.
04/05 Approved by Governor
SB2681 Child care; exempt from licensure schools that are Frazier *
members of certain organizations.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2689 Personal care homes; create program of Medicaid Harden
assistance payments for.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2697 Paternity; eliminate two-year limitation for filing Ross
voluntary acknowledgment.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2700 Health care facilities; authorize CON for hospital in Burton
Scott County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2701 Health facilities; delete restriction against Medicaid Woodfield
participation for Harrison CON.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2711 Health care facilities; authorize CON for additional Canon
nursing beds in Lowndes County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2729 Health care facility certificate of need requirements; White (29th)
delete hospitals.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2736 Trauma care centers; may be located in counties Simmons
adjoining the State of Mississippi.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2788 Denturists; license. Rayborn
% 02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2799 Chiropractic insurance claim review requirements; Canon
* establish.
03/22 Approved by Governor
SB2810 Public swimming pools; Dept. of Health enforce Hewes
requirements for the abatement of suction hazards.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2812 Nursing facility; CON for construction in Rankin Kirby
County.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2822 Automated external defibrillators; provide for White (29th)
requirements and training for use of.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2828 Podiatrists; increase annual license renewal fee and Johnson (19th)
* % use portion to aid impaired licenses.
03/15 Approved by Governor
SB2829 Physicians; Medical Licensure Board may assess costs Johnson (19th)
% against in disciplinary actions.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2832 Non-viable public water systems; require Dept. of Minor
Health to identify and offer assistance to.
02/11 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2834 TANF recipient's disqualification due to marriage; Nunnelee
authorize lump-sum payment as incentive for.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2850 Health facility CON review; increase capital Carter
expenditure threshold.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2862 Health care decisions; revise surrogacy for certain Turner
patients and reinstate n.c.m. judicial review (41-41-9)
(DMH).
03/18 Approved by Governor
SB2872 Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIPS); define Bryan
eligibility for.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2879 Medicaid program; increase physicians reimbursement for Hewes
certain procedures.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2885 Water heaters; decrease temperature requirements for Burton
certain hot water supply storage tanks and heaters.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2897 Reduction of out-of-wedlock birth rates; create county Tollison *
* incentive fund.
04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2899 Paternity; court order specify date for support Scoper
payments by minor defendant.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2916 Mississippi Hospital Equipment and Facilities Bryan
* Authority; may conduct meetings through telephone
conference.
03/02 (H) Died In Committee
SB2917 Community hospitals; expand the types of investments Bryan
they may make.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2930 Nonprofit healthcare provider conversion transaction Ferris
% review; required by Attorney General.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2941 Health facilities; delete Medicaid participation Minor
restriction on DeSoto hospital CON for psychiatric
residential beds.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2945 Medicaid program; increase physicians fees and create Gordon
* advisory committee.
03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SB2955 Health care utilization review adverse determination; Canon
may be conducted by chiropractor licensed in MS.
02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB2959 Optometrist certificate renewal; prescribe annual fee. White (5th)
% 02/02 (S) Died In Committee
SB3016 Chiropractic record keeping procedures; prescribe under Canon
licensure law.
03/16 Approved by Governor
SB3017 Dental services; increase Medicaid reimbursement rates Bean
* for.
03/29 (S) Died In Conference
SN 3 Melvin E. Walker, Southaven, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the State Board of Health, for the unexpired term of
office ending July 1, 2002
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 5 Mary Ann Henriquez, RN, MSN, Jackson, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Nursing Home
Administrators, for the unexpired term of office ending
June 5, 2000
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 11 Paul Douglas Jackson, MD, Greenville, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Medical Licensure, for the
six year term of office ending July 1, 2004
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 19 Robert M. Morton, Greenwood, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the State Board of Rehabilitation Services, for the
five year term of office commencing July 1, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 20 William T. Buford, Brookhaven, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the State Board of Mental Health, for the seven year
term of office commencing July 1, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 24 Hal Jones, DMD, Pass Christian, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Dental Examiners, for the
four year term of office commencing June 30, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 26 Ronnie Joe Crosswhite, Tupelo, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the State Board of Pharmacy, for the five year term
of office commencing July 1, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 30 William B. Harper, D.O., Greenwood, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Medical Licensure, for the
unexpired term of office ending June 30, 2002
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 31 Cora Jackson, LSW, Shaw, Mississippi, as a member of LT. GOVERNOR
the Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist
Board of Examiners, for a term of office beginning July
1, 1998 and ending June 30, 2002
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 37 Barbara G. Mooney, Gulfport, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the State Board of Nursing, for the four year term
of office commencing July 1, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 41 Dr. Darvis Quinn Gallaher, Corinth, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the Board of Examiners for Licensed
Professional Counselors, for the three year term of
office commencing June 30, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 44 Mark H. Kennedy, DDS, Jackson, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the State Board of Dental Examiners, for the four
year term of office commencing June 30, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 46 Don Norman, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, as a member of GOVERNOR
the Technical Advisory Committee for Boiler and
Pressure Vessel Safety, for the four year term of
office commencing July 29, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 49 Charles E. Barnes, O.D., McComb, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Optometry, for the five
year term of office commencing June 20, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 51 Howard V. Blair, Mendenhall, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the State Board of Nursing, for the four year term
of office commencing July 1, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 56 Dr. Rick C. Murphree, Greenwood, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, for
the five year term of office commencing April 20, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 60 Joyce S. Pendleton-Dumas, Starkville, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Social Workers and
Marriage and Family Therapists, for the four term of
office commencing June 30, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 61 Rich Cannon, French Camp, Mississippi, as a member of GOVERNOR
the Children's Trust Fund Commission, for the four year
term of office ending July 1, 2002
04/02 (S) Died In Committee
SN 62 Chief Ronnie L. White, Carrollton, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the Children's Trust Fund Commission, for the
four year term of office ending July 1, 2002
04/02 (S) Died In Committee
SN 65 Nancy Hurst Yentzen, Pass Christian, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Nursing, for the four term
of office commencing July 1, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 68 Lillie E. DeShields, Natchez, Mississippi, as a member GOVERNOR
of the Children's Trust Fund Commission, for the three
year term of office ending July 1, 2001
04/02 (S) Died In Committee
SN 73 Lynn N. Harwell, Quitman, Mississippi, as a member of GOVERNOR
the State Board of Nursing, for the four year term of
office commencing July 1, 1999
03/31 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 76 Catherine L. Gatewood, Clinton, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Dental Examiners, for the
four year term of office commencing June 30, 1999
04/01 (S) Appointment Confirmed
SN 77 Dr. Munson P. Hinman, Pascagoula, Mississippi, as a GOVERNOR
member of the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners,
for the unexpired term of office ending April 20, 2002
04/01 (S) Appointment Confirmed
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