Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Emergency health powers; define natural disaster and direct SDH to perform certain functions in public health emergencies.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/11 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 01/30 (S) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2007 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths |
Senate Committee:
Principal Author: White
Additional Author: Flowers
Code Sections: A 033-0015-0005, A 033-0015-0011, A 041-0003-0015, A 041-0023-0001, A 041-0023-0005
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, O INCLUDE WITHIN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM NATURAL EMERGENCY PANDEMICS AND EPIDEMICS; TO AMEND SECTION 33-15-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW THE GOVERNOR TO DIRECT THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FUNCTIONS RELATIVE TO THE DISPOSAL OF DANGEROUS WASTES OR OTHER CONTAMINATED PROPERTY IN THE WAKE OF A PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC OR ACT OF TERRORISM; TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT VETERINARIANS, CERTAIN STOCK DEALERS AND PHARMACISTS REPORT DISEASES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 41-23-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEATH INVESTIGATIONS IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES; TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION, SECTION 41-39-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE WHEN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAY TAKE CHARGE OF CORPSES FOLLOWING A PANDEMIC, EPIDEMIC OR ACT OF TERRORISM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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