Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Chronic diseases; Health Department shall establish WISEWOMAN & WISEMAN programs to reduce incidences of.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations | |
| 2 | 01/30 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committees:
Principal Author: Hines
Title: AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SHALL ESTABLISH THE WISEWOMAN PROGRAM AND THE WISEMAN PROGRAM, THE PURPOSES AND GOALS OF WHICH ARE TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCES OF CERTAIN CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG MISSISSIPPIANS THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND EARLY SCREENING AND DETECTION; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT, IN IMPLEMENTING THOSE PROGRAMS, TO CONTRACT WITH PUBLIC OR PRIVATE CLINICS OR AGENCIES THAT HAVE DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN REDUCING INCIDENCES OF THOSE CHRONIC DISEASES THROUGH EDUCATION, PREVENTION AND EARLY SCREENING AND DETECTION; TO DIRECT THE LEGISLATURE TO APPROPRIATE NOT LESS THAN A CERTAIN SUM ANNUALLY FROM THE HEALTH CARE EXPENDABLE FUND TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT TO BE EXPENDED EXCLUSIVELY FOR THOSE PROGRAMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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