HB 4 Nursing homes; allow resident or resident's kin or Moak
guardian to monitor resident's room with electronic
device.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 67 Baby drop-off; revise entities authorized to accept Taylor
newborn child.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 95 Child care; create grant program to assist certain Fleming
parents with cost of providing for their children.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 96 Child care facilities; create reimbursement program for Fleming
cost of obtaining criminal background checks.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 101 Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and Guice
prescribe certain drugs and perform certain eye care
procedures.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 111 Disinterment of buried human bodies; define persons Moak
having right of consent to.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 129 Board of Medical Licensure; require applicants for Barnett (92nd)
license to be fingerprinted.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 165 Medical errors; establish task force to evaluate Fleming
impact.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 168 Psychiatric drugs; Health Department study use by and Fleming
effects on school-age children.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 192 Inherited metabolic diseases; create program to pay Ishee
cost of special formulas and foods for persons having.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 211 Abortion; restrict the time period during which it will Fleming
be legal.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 212 Needles; Board of Health adopt regulations to reduce Fleming
transmission of bloodborne pathogens through.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 255 Pharmacists; those with four- or five-year pharmacy Bowles
% degree may use title "Doctor of Pharmacy."
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 268 Funeral directors; require to complete continuing McBride
% education courses each year.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 293 Vulnerable adults act; clarify definition of caregiver Mayo
and vulnerable adult with regard to nursing facilities.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 321 Pain Relief Act; create. Moak
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 364 Department of Human Services; authorize to compile list Dedeaux
% of people interested in adopting children.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 433 Dead bodies; provide family the right to exhume body Taylor
and move to another grave site.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 455 Medicaid; require notice to division in actions against Taylor
health care facilities by recipients of.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 485 Elderly and vulnerable adults; create task force to Eads
study and report to Legislature.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 511 Community public water system; limit required Taylor
% management training to members with supervisory
responsibility.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 514 Abuse/neglect central registry; criminal conviction not Fleming
* required for inclusion in.
03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 525 Medicaid; SSA disabled persons with certain income Pierce
eligible for until become Medicare-eligible.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 531 Department of Youth Services; create new agency and Moore (100th)
% transfer functions from DHS to.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 552 Smoking; prohibit in family restaurants. Mayo
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 553 Smoking; prohibit in family restaurants except in Mayo
separately enclosed bars.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 560 Licensed professional counselors; revise board make up Whittington
% and require continuing education before license may be
renewed.
03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 605 Board of Medical Licensure; revise hearings and appeals Eads
* provisions.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 609 Death from drug overdose; require reporting of to Taylor
medical examiner and Narcotics Bureau.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 646 Physicians; require license applicants to be Barnett (92nd)
fingerprinted.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 668 Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and Guice
prescribe certain drugs and perform certain eye care
procedures.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 669 Department of Human Services; funds apportioned Guice
equitably among county offices, and employees immune
from liability.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 698 Contracts; prohibit noncompetition provisions in Ishee
certain contracts between health care providers and
others.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 718 Hospital; authorize CON for construction in City of Woods
Olive Branch in DeSoto County.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 719 CON; not required to provide extracorporeal lithotripsy Holland
services.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 720 Medicaid; require all licensed health care providers to Holland
% be Medicaid providers as condition of licensure.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 730 Division of Family and Youth Services; create study Clark
committee on.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 738 Community Mental Health Centers; authorize to Moody
* % fingerprint and perform background checks on employees
and volunteers.
03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 739 Board of Mental Health; clarify authority to use Moody
% fingerprinting for employee background checks.
03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 740 Board of Mental Health; authorize to enter leases with Moody
* % state and federal agencies.
03/13 Approved by Governor
HB 749 Automated external defibrillator; prescribe conditions Moody
* for use outside health care facility.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 758 Social workers; enact Mississippi Critical Social Dedeaux
Worker Shortage Act.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 765 Child care facilities; extend repealer on certain Ford
provisions regarding accreditation and exemptions.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 766 Nonviable community public water systems; extend Ford
% repealer on provision requiring Health Department to
identify and assist.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 774 Pregnancy; extend repealer on Mississippi Reducing Ford
* Out-of-Wedlock Pregnancies Incentive Grant Fund.
03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 775 Disabled persons; extend repealer on law for Ford
development of comprehensive plan for providing
services to.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 776 Medicaid; extend repealer on provisions pertaining to Ford
drug formulary.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 777 Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer on certain Ford
* provisions applicable to.
03/17 Approved by Governor
HB 812 Community health clinics; provide immunity from Robertson
liability for those serving uninsured patients.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 822 Medicaid; division shall not provide reimbursement for Fleming
prescriptions of Ritalin.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 825 Health Care Expendable Fund; Treasurer shall deposit Moody
2003 tobacco settlement installment payment into.
03/18 Approved by Governor
HB 827 2003 tobacco settlement payment; transfer portion to Shows *
Medicaid for expenses of heart/lung transplants.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 828 Prescription Drug Fair-Pricing Act; enact. Evans
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 845 Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law; Ford
* % extend repealer and revise certain provisions.
04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 864 TANF and food stamp benefits; person using EBT card to Warren
access benefits must present photo ID.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 877 Food service employees; require physical exam and blood Eaton
% test and verifying health certificate every four years.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 895 Drug repository program; establish for donation and Moody
* dispensing of unused drugs to eligible individuals.
03/12 (S) Died On Calendar
HB 896 Medicaid; revise eligibility and services, and prohibit Moody
% CONs for certain facilities.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 897 Medicaid; make technical amendments to Medicaid laws. Moody
* % 04/21 Approved by Governor
HB 918 Breast cancer; establish research program for at UMMC Robertson
% and control program for in Health Department.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 930 CON; increase minimum capital expenditure that requires Ketchings
CON review to $5 million.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 942 Medical documents; prohibit health care providers from Moak
charging excessive rates.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 945 Medical license; create limited faculty medical Barnett (92nd)
* % license.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 946 Medical license; allow renewal by electronic means. Barnett (92nd)
* % 04/20 Approved by Governor
HB 956 Medicaid; provide reimbursement for full body casts for Fillingane
certain adults with spina bifida.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 961 Contact lens; Fair Trade Practice Act for procurement Fillingane
of.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 964 Abortion; if abortion fails child may not be Fillingane
intentionally allowed to die.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 970 State Board of Human Services; create to provide policy Holland
direction for DHS.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 989 Council on Obesity Prevention and Management; extend Whittington
* existence until 2006.
03/28 Approved by Governor
HB 995 Medicaid and Rehabilitation Services; allow one vehicle Moody
* to be unmarked.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB 997 Infant Mortality Task Force; extend repealer on Moody
organization of.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB 998 Medical examiners; must perform death scene Moody
investigation for all unexplained infant deaths.
03/13 Approved by Governor
HB1000 Medicaid; division shall apply for waiver of facility Snowden
% assessment upon request.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1005 Abortions; physicians performing in clinics must be Fillingane
board certified in OB/GYN.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1011 Hepatitis C; require health care provider licensing Flaggs
boards to establish guidelines to protect public from.
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1019 Child care facility licensure; delete repealer on Moody
exemption for certain accredited programs.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1020 Criminal background checks; clarify procedures for Moody
% certain employees at health care facilities.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1021 Department of Health; revise fees for food service Moody *
establishments, wastewater disposal systems and
pressure vessels.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1022 Personal care homes; delete repealer on certain Moody
% licensure standards for.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1025 Vulnerable Adults Act; require report of death caused Moak
by abuse.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1032 Therapeutic riding instructors; establish state program Ford
% of certification for.
03/18 Approved by Governor
HB1042 Medicaid; division shall establish policy prioritizing Rotenberry
% services to be provided when under funded.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1045 Medicaid; revise reimbursement for ambulance. Moody
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1046 Mississippi individual on-site wastewater disposal Moody
% system law; extend repealer and reenact with changes.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1049 Podiatrists; revise definition of practice of podiatric Robertson
medicine.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1055 Board of Dental Examiners; revise certain licensure Moody
% requirements.
03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1061 Medical Practice Disclosure Act; enact and require Ryals
% certain physicians to undergo drug testing.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1077 Criminal background checks for health care workers; Smith (59th)
* % clarify procedures.
04/21 Approved by Governor
HB1087 Vaccinations; Health Department shall offer to first Moody
* responders going to disaster locations.
04/22 Approved by Governor
HB1096 Community hospitals; revise types of investments for. Howell
* 03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1097 State Board of Health; revise composition of. Moody
03/04 (S) Died In Committee
HB1108 Governor's Department of Disability; establish. Holland
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1114 C.O.N.; issue to establish end stage renal dialysis Howell
facility in Montgomery County.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1127 Nursing homes; if only one nursing home in a county, it Green
may increase number of Medicaid beds without CON.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1151 Caskets stores; require registration with and Banks
regulation by the State Board of Funeral Service.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1220 Hospital employees; establish program of paid Moody
* % educational leave for.
03/28 Approved by Governor
HB1221 Hospitals; establish rural hospital assistance program Holland
% for those in financial distress.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1222 Rehabilitation services; amend CON law to specifically Moody
address distinct-part rehabilitation services.
02/13 (H) Died On Calendar
HB1225 Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places with Mayo
certain exceptions.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1245 State health care programs; create task force to study Scott (80th)
feasibility of merging various.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1252 Domestic violence; DHS enforce standards to help Scott (80th)
protect TANF recipients who are victims of.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1301 Physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, Scott (80th)
* % pharmacists; give income tax credit if move to and
practice in critical needs area.
03/12 (S) Died On Calendar
HB1306 Child care facilities; DHS may disclose to Health Moody
* % Department any employment applicant whose name is on
child abuse registry.
04/22 Approved by Governor
HB1321 Medicaid; division shall not set limits on drugs/tests Flaggs
for HIV/AIDS or Hepatitis C.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1333 DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive Moody
director and office directors.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1392 Abortion; minors without parental consent may not Fillingane
obtain until court waives consent requirement.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1410 First Responder; repeal provisions requiring Moore (60th)
certification of.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1419 Medicaid and CHIP; require presumptive eligibility to Espy
be implemented statewide by July 1, 2003.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1422 Psychiatric residential treatment facility; allow all Woods
beds in facility in DeSoto County to participate in
Medicaid.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1429 Hospitals; allow critical access hospitals to bank Moody
licensed hospital acute care beds.
03/14 Approved by Governor
HB1432 Funeral goods and services; codify federal price Banks
disclosure requirements.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1437 Hospitals; establish Essential Service Provider Holland
% Assistance Program for rural areas.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1438 First responders; not required to be under medical Pierce
control under certain circumstances.
02/04 (H) Died In Committee
HB1445 Medical Practice Disclosure Act; enact. Ryals
% 02/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2028 Appointments to State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; Little
to be from 4 new congressional districts.
03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2149 Exemption from child-care facility licensure for Huggins
* certain accredited programs; extend the repealer for
one year.
03/19 Approved by Governor
SB2151 Infant Mortality Task Force organization; extend Huggins
repealer.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2238 Fees charged by State Dept of Health for food service Huggins
% establishments, wastewater disposal systems and
pressure vessels; revise.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2249 Coroners to perform a death scene investigation for Huggins
unexplained infant deaths; require.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2269 Unmarked vehicles; authorize use by Division of Huggins
* Medicaid and State Fire Marshal's Office.
03/25 Approved by Governor
SB2270 Public water authorities; authorize creation. Robertson
* % 04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2272 Child-care licensure requirements; delete certain Huggins
% reports.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2294 State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; authorized to Huggins
% establish preceptorship program, temporary and
emergency licenses.
03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2295 Certain licensure standards for personal care homes; Huggins
% delete repealer.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2338 State Board of Health; appointments to be from new Huggins
* congressional districts.
04/21 Approved by Governor
SB2340 Critical access hospitals may relicense acute care beds Huggins
* V without CON; authorize.
03/31 (S) Veto Referred To Public Health and Welfare
SB2346 Medicaid; make technical amendments and place certain Huggins
* % limits on services.
03/31 (S) Died In Conference
SB2349 Court-ordered home studies conducted by social workers; Huggins
* % may be paid by parents involved.
03/12 Approved by Governor
SB2373 Paid educational leave for hospital employees; Huggins
establish program for.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2393 Rural Hospital Essential Service Provider Assistance Huggins
% Program; establish under Hospital Equipment/Facilities
Authority.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2427 Vulnerable Adults Act; revise definition of Tollison
* exploitation and the penalty for exploitation of a
vulnerable adult.
04/24 Approved by Governor
SB2444 Criminal background checks for health care workers; Huggins
clarify procedures.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2520 Individual on-site wastewater disposal systems; revise Ross
* criteria for determining feasibility and availability.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2648 Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with Dawkins
* certain exceptions.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2679 CON for psychiatric residential and child/acute care Chaney
* beds in Warren County; rescind old CON and issue new
CON.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
SB2680 Practice of chiropractic; authorize chiropractors to Little *
treat animals under certain conditions.
03/14 Approved by Governor
SB2753 Vaccination programs for first responders subject to Huggins
* bioterrorism or natural disasters; provide for.
03/04 (H) Died In Committee
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