HB 279 Optometrists; certified optometrists may administer and Guice
* prescribe certain drugs and perform certain eye care
procedures.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 282 Regulation of professional art therapists; reenact and Watson
% extend repealer on (RP).
04/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB 283 Barber Examiners, State Board of; reenact and extend Watson
* % repealer on sections of law that create.
04/14 (S) Died In Committee
HB 352 Death of unborn quick child; include in wrongful death Robinson (84th)
* statute.
05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 401 Medicaid; extend repealer on Division of Medicaid and Watson
* its various committees (RP).
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 402 Child Care Licensing Law; extend repealer on exemption Watson
* for certain accredited programs (RP).
05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 438 Health Care Trust Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund; Watson
* extend repealers on (RP).
05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 445 First responders; provide for certification of medical Moore
* first responders.
05/27 Approved by Governor
HB 641 Council on Obesity Prevention; allow to become Whittington
nonprofit entity, and allow agencies to contract with.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 715 Physicians; Board of Medical Licensure may make renewal Barnett
* % applications available by electronic means.
05/13 Approved by Governor
HB 717 Infant Mortality Task Force; change Governor's Moody
appointments of voting members of.
04/27 Approved by Governor
HB 727 Human Cloning Prohibition Act; create. Smith (39th)
* 05/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB 739 Civil commitment; revise venue for proceedings, and Fillingane
* % require commitment near patient's county of residence.
05/14 Approved by Governor
HB 816 Child protection specialists; may provide certain Ishee
* services for DHS with oversight by social workers.
05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 831 Joint legislative study committee; create to study Holland
* health care CON program.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 850 Seniors and Indigents Rx Program; establish to help Reynolds
* access drug manufacturers discount cards and assistance
programs.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 906 DHS; create monitoring board to monitor policies and Holland
* activities of.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 908 Board of Mental Health; authorize to purchase Holland
* % professional liability insurance for physicians,
dentists and nurse practitioners.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 910 Department of Mental Health; may execute certain leases Holland
* % and receive monies derived from.
05/04 Approved by Governor
HB 911 State Department of Health; revise fees charged for Holland
* % certain permits, evaluations and certifications.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 912 Illegitimate children; delete requirement for Health Holland
V Department to report birth information to district
attorney.
04/30 (H) Allow Governor's Veto to Stand
HB 915 Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all Holland
* % new employees.
05/03 (H) Died In Conference
HB 916 Drug and alcohol testing statutes; clarify. Holland
04/28 Approved by Governor
HB 931 Department of Human Services; extend repealer on and Evans
* delete authority for privatized child support
collection.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB 940 Community hospitals; clarify that they can use other Smith (39th)
% hospital assets as loan security.
04/27 Approved by Governor
HB1013 Health care professional students; require criminal Holland
* % background checks and fingerprinting for.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1038 Abortions; require to be performed at ASF or hospital Smith (39th)
* after first trimester.
05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1046 Health; SDH prepare state Hepatitis C plan, and allow Bondurant
* obesity council to become nonpropfit entity.
05/27 Approved by Governor
HB1048 Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program; Holland
authorize grants to be made until 7/1/09.
04/27 Approved by Governor
HB1094 Heart attack and stroke acute care system; Health Barnett
Department shall develop and implement.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1289 Killing unborn child; revise. Wells-Smith
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1344 Board of Medical Licensure; expand membership to Holland
* include consumers with no ties to physicians.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1345 CON; issue for MSU and health care provider to acquire Holland
* and operate linear accelerator and MRI.
04/28 Approved by Governor
HB1367 Medical care information; Health Department may assess Reed
* penalties on persons/entities for not providing
required information.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1407 Mississippi Clearinghouse for People with Disabilities; Holland
* create.
05/04 Approved by Governor
HB1434 Medicaid; make technical amendments to law. Morris
* %@ 05/26 Approved by Governor
HB1454 Rural Health Availability Act; create. Moody
* % 04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1493 CON; authorize construction of new acute care hospitals Holland
* in certain counties.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1494 State Medical Examiner; require to be board certified Holland
in forensic pathology.
04/06 (S) Died In Committee
HB1525 Abortion Complication Reporting Act; create. Wells-Smith
* 05/04 Approved by Governor
HB1590 Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend repealer and Fredericks
% make technical amendments to.
04/12 (S) Died In Committee
HB1612 Abortion; if abortion fails child may not be Fillingane
* intentionally allowed to die.
04/28 Approved by Governor
HB1625 Mississippi Health Care Rights of Conscience Act; Fillingane
* create.
04/12 (S) Died In Committee
HB1626 Ambulances and emergency vehicles; revise certain Howell
* provisions regarding operation of.
04/27 Approved by Governor
SB2009 Professional art therapist regulatory law; bring Huggins
% forward and delete repealer.
04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2014 Use of false fingernails by restaurant employees; Jordan
% direct State Board of Health to adopt regulations
governing.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2020 Organ donation; establish and empower a Mississippi Walls
Organ Donor and Education Board.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2028 Adult care facilities; define adult day services Burton
* % facilities for licensure purposes.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2034 Medicaid reimbursable; mental health services provided Dearing
by licensed professional counselor.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2036 Public swimming pools; Dept. of Health enforce Hewes
requirements for the abatement of suction hazards.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2050 Contract with cities, counties or other private Chamberlin
% entities for food establishment inspections; State
Board of Health authorized.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2053 Medicaid reimbursable; EPSDT services provided by Dearing
licensed professional counselor.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2054 Medicaid reimbursement for case management services and Burton
home-delivered meals; delete certain requirements.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2055 Insurance coverage for minimum amount of post-surgical Jordan
care for mastectomies; require.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2061 State Board of Barber Examiners; revise licensure law Thames
% and extend repealer on.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2066 DHS; provide for board, and terms for executive Hewes
director and office directors.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2068 Medical procedures on minor by Department of Health; Nunnelee
require parental consent.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2079 Health care professional/vocational-technical students; Burton
% require criminal history background checks.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2086 Rabies vaccine; allow purchase and inoculation by owner Ross
of dog or cat.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2102 State Board of Barber Examiners; extend repealer on. Thames
% 04/12 Approved by Governor
SB2110 Marriage and family therapist educational Dearing
% qualifications; clarify accrediting agencies.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2121 Access to patient's medical records; provide for. Burton
% 03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2138 State Board of Health; revise membership of. Dawkins
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2140 First responders; delay effective date for Carmichael
% certification of.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2148 Disciplinary action against chiropractors; authorize Dearing
% consent decrees and advisory opinions.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2150 Create State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering; Dearing
% increase salon fees.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2156 Health Care Principal/Expendable Fund; extend Gordon
repealers.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2169 Approval of wastewater disposal system prior to Dearing
connecting residential utilities; require.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2174 Personal care homes; create program of Medicaid Harden
assistance payments for.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2186 Child-care facility educational standards and staff Harden
% development program; DHS & SDE establish.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2261 Commitment; limit time for transfer to state facility Chamberlin
and provide for treatment cost.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2262 Child care services by persons convicted of certain Nunnelee
offenses; prohibit at all unlicensed facilities.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2270 Human Services; require department to pay costs of Browning
persons housed in county jails.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2314 Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention; Mettetal
* revise membership.
04/12 Approved by Governor
SB2318 Disease management programs under Medicaid for persons Mettetal
with asthma, diabetes or hypertension; delete.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2360 Emergency health powers; expand. Dawkins
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2362 Random drug testing; require for TANF recipients. Cuevas
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2363 Mothers receiving TANF benefits to identify father(s) Cuevas
of eligible children for support purposes; require.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2379 Reimbursable emergency room visits under Medicaid; Cuevas
require copayment by patient.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2380 Nursing facility bed assessment for Medicaid program; Carmichael
% authorize variable system based on number of Medicaid
patients served.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2388 Collection of debt for services provided at licensed Dawkins
% hospitals; provide certain restrictions on.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2389 Specialized programs offered by hospitals; impose CON Dawkins
moratorium on.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2406 Department of Mental Health; define authority to lease. Nunnelee
* % 04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2407 Department of Mental Health; define authority to Nunnelee
* % purchase physician and dentist liability insurance.
03/22 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2412 Controlled substance analogue; include in Uniform Nunnelee
Controlled Substance Act and other criminal penalty
statutes.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2426 Child care services by persons convicted of sex Burton
offenses; prohibit at all unlicensed facilities.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2432 UMMC perform criminal history background checks on new Burton
* % employees and contractors; authorize.
05/03 (S) Died In Conference
SB2433 Exemption from child-care facility licensure for Nunnelee
* accredited programs; extend repealer on.
05/03 (S) Died In Conference
SB2434 Licensure standards for personal care homes; extend Nunnelee
repealer on.
04/12 Approved by Governor
SB2436 Medicaid; require certain efficiencies in the Nunnelee
* %@ administration of the Medicaid program.
05/09 (S) Died In Conference
SB2437 State Department of Health report birth information on Nunnelee
illegitimate children to district attorneys; delete
requirement.
04/22 Approved by Governor
SB2441 Mississippi drug and alcohol employee testing statutes; Nunnelee
* V clarify.
05/13 Vetoed
SB2460 AED; require registration of with Health Department and Nunnelee
* provide civil immunity for certain users of.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2470 Consent to participate in research; provide for. Tollison
04/19 Approved by Governor
SB2473 Education qualifications for cosmetologists; may Butler
% include approved high school vocational-technical
cosmetology courses.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2474 CON for community living program for developmentally Thomas
disabled adults located in Madison County; authorize.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2488 Acute care hospitals and ambulatory surgical Ross
facilities; are exempt from certificate of need
requirements.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2505 TANF assistance is available for eligible recipients Turner
enrolled in four-year degree programs; provide.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2510 "Chiropractic Physician"; licensed chiropractors may Little
* use title.
04/29 Approved by Governor
SB2511 Increase of less than 10 nursing beds or less than 10% Nunnelee
of bed capacity; does not require CON.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2513 CON for conversion of vacant hospital acute care beds Nunnelee
to hospital-based nursing home beds; authorize under
certain conditions.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2515 Ambulatory surgical facility; revise definition of. Nunnelee
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2519 Critical access hospitals; revise definition to conform Nunnelee
* to federal law.
04/12 Approved by Governor
SB2520 Mississippi qualified health center grant program; Nunnelee
extend authority to issue grants under.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2521 Admission and discharge procedures for mentally ill Nunnelee
* patients committed to treatment facilities; clarify.
05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2534 Critical Needs Nursing Faculty Incentive Program; Nunnelee
% provide salary supplements, home loans and relocation
expenses under.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2544 Community hospital authority to pledge hospital assets Robertson
% for debt; clarify.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2546 Pharmaceutical Marketing Disclosure Law; enact. Williamson
* 03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2556 Medicaid reimbursement of individual providers of Ross
nonemergency transportation; require.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2559 Medical expenses of Medicaid beneficiaries in Nunnelee
third-party actions; define.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2569 Health care employee criminal background check Nunnelee
% procedures; may be used by professional staffing
agencies.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2577 Psychiatric residential treatment facility beds in Lee (35th)
Simpson County; authorize CON for.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2591 Bill of rights for patients and residents of health Dearing
care facilities; provide.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2607 Health care worker criminal background check Burton
* % requirements; do not apply to certain students
performing clinical training.
05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2619 Abortion Procedure Rights of Conscience Act; providers, Little
* institutions and payers not required to participate in
abortion procedures.
05/14 Approved by Governor
SB2650 CON for establishment of home health agency in Kemper Jackson (32nd)
County; authorize.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2652 Restaurants; require to display Department of Health Thames
% rating.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2681 Chronic Pain Treatment Act; prescribe standards for Jordan
treatment by certain health care providers.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2695 Mississippi Heart Attack and Stroke Acute Care System; Burton
State Department of Health authorized to establish.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2715 Investigation of injury to a nursing home resident; Doxey
% results immediately furnished to resident's caregiver.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2720 Licensure standards for hospitals; require reporting of Dawkins
core performance ratings for certain emergency
treatment procedures.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2721 Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; extend Nunnelee
* % repealer and make technical amendments.
05/01 Approved by Governor
SB2740 Medicaid reimbursement for implantable drug pumps; Nunnelee
delete repealer on.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2747 Health care worker criminal background check Nunnelee
requirements; do not apply to students performing
clinical training.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2765 Administrative fine for food service establishments Nunnelee
% operating without a permit; authorize.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2782 Physician-owned specialty hospitals; impose moratorium Nunnelee
on issuance of CON for.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2790 Psychiatric residential treatment facility; allow all Doxey
beds in facility in DeSoto County to participate in
Medicaid.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2793 CON for 16 adolescent psychiatric beds in Panola Mettetal
County; authorize.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2795 Social worker license; persons with degrees in certain Hewes
other fields are eligible for.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2796 CON for nursing facility in any underserved minority Horhn
zip code area in the state; authorize.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2808 Smoking; prohibit in enclosed public places, with Dawkins
certain exceptions.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2828 MS Freedom of Choice Dentures Act; establish Gollott
% requirements for licensure of denturists.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2835 State Medical Examiner; clarify qualifications. Walls
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2839 CON for magnetic resonance imaging unit and linear Jackson (15th)
accelerator at MS State University; authorize.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2840 Mississippi Clearinghouse for People with Disabilities; Nunnelee
establish.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2841 Department of Human Services; extend repealer on. Nunnelee
* @ 05/09 (S) Died In Conference
SB2846 Veterans' homes; require Department of Health to Lee (47th)
* inspect twice a year.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SB2848 "Abortion Complication Reporting Act"; enact. White
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2850 "Rural Health Availability Act"; enact. Burton
* 04/29 Approved by Governor
SB2859 Magnetic resonance imaging unit and linear accelerator Jackson (15th)
* at MSU; authorize CON with conditions.
04/29 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2862 Child in custody of DHS; transferred to regional mental Nunnelee
* health center for evaluation if believed to be in need
of certain treatment.
05/13 Approved by Governor
SB2869 Feticide; revise offense. Nunnelee
* 05/06 Approved by Governor
SB2872 Continuing care retirement facilities; exempt from Nunnelee
% nursing facility bed assessment for Medicaid.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2874 Child care census data information; distributed by SDH Chaney
% to child care facilities during licensure process.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2881 Continuing Care Retirement Communities; provide for Nunnelee
% licensure by the State Department of Health.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2891 Drug tests; forward positive results to DHS to check Hyde-Smith
for TANF violators.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2898 Hospice programs; no new licenses issued after July 1, Hyde-Smith
2004.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2917 Child care facility licensing agency; transfer from Huggins
% State Department of Health to State Department of Human
Services.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2919 Electronic monitoring devices in the rooms of residents Dawkins
% of nursing homes; require on request of resident or
guardian.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2927 Medicaid recipients re-qualify for eligibility for Chaney
services; DOM to revise eligibility for CHIP; require.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2931 Nursing Board; revise various statutes relating to. Nunnelee
% 03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2961 Civil commitment; goal of treatment is proximity to King
patient's residence.
03/18 (S) Died On Calendar
SB2962 Health care providers; provide privilege on proceeds Brown
recovered by injured person.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB2990 Disabled Physician Law; certain records shall be King
confidential.
04/29 Approved by Governor
SB3014 Child protection specialists; may provide certain Hewes
services for DHS instead of social workers.
03/09 (S) Died In Committee
SB3023 Child support; require certain agencies to charge fee Huggins
* % for reinstatement of suspended licenses and fees to go
to Child Support Unit.
04/06 (H) Died In Committee
SN 40 Colonel Donald R. Taylor, Crystal Springs, Mississippi, GOVERNOR
Executive Director - Dept. Of Human Services, effective
January 13, 2004, who shall serve a term of office
concurrent with that of the Governor or until his
successor is appointed and qualified.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 43 Warren A. Jones, Ridgeland, Mississippi, Executive GOVERNOR
Director - Division Of Medicaid, effective January 26,
2004, who shall serve a term of office concurrent with
that of the Governor or until his successor is
appointed and qualified.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 61 Ms. Maretta Martin McLeod Walley, Oxford, Mississippi, GOVERNOR
Pharmacy Board, for a five-year term expiring July 1,
2009, representing First Congressional District.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 63 Dr. Philip T. Meredith, Jackson, Mississippi, Medical GOVERNOR
Licensure, Board of, for the unexpired term beginning
July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2008, representing
First Supreme Court District, vice Dr. Robert R. Smith.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 64 Dr. Larry B. Aycock, McComb, Mississippi, Medical GOVERNOR
Licensure, Board of, for the unexpired term beginning
July 1, 2002 and ending June 30, 2008, representing
Second Supreme Court District, vice Dr. Henry J.
Sanders.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 68 Dr. Paul D. Jackson, Greenville, Mississippi, Medical GOVERNOR
Licensure, Board Of, for a six-year term ending on June
30, 2010, representing First Supreme Court District.
05/09 (S) Died In Committee
SN 69 Dr. A. Wallace Conerly, Jackson, Mississippi, Medical GOVERNOR
Licensure, Board Of, for a six-year term ending on July
1, 2010, representing First Supreme Court District.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 70 Dr. Dewitt G. Crawford, Louisville, Mississippi, GOVERNOR
Medical Licensure, Board Of, for a six-year term ending
on July 2, 2010, representing the Third Supreme Court
District.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 72 H. L. Rainer, Jackson, Mississippi, Bd Examiners Soc LT. GOVERNOR
Wkrs & Marriage/fam Therapists, as a licensed master
social worker, effective July 1, 2004 and ending June
30, 2007.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
SN 73 William Jeffrey Hinton, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Bd LT. GOVERNOR
Examiners Soc Wkrs & Marriage/fam Therapists, effective
immediately and expires June 30, 2007.
05/06 (S) Notified of Approval
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