REPORT OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
MR. SPEAKER AND MADAM PRESIDENT:
We, the undersigned conferees, have had under consideration the amendments to the following entitled BILL:
H. B. No. 1537: Nursing home administration; revise certain licensure requirements and increase exam and license fees.
We, therefore, respectfully submit the following report and recommendation:
1. That the House concur in Senate Amendment No. 1.
2. That the House and Senate adopt the following amendment:
AMEND by inserting the following new Section 2 and renumbering the succeeding section:
"SECTION 2. Section 43-11-7, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:
43-11-7. Any person, as defined in Section 43-11-1, may
apply for a license as provided in this section. An application for a license shall be made to the licensing agency upon forms provided by it and shall contain such information as the licensing agency reasonably requires, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed under this chapter. Each application for a license for an institution for the aged or infirm, except for personal care homes, shall be accompanied by a license fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each bed in the institution, with a minimum fee per institution of Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), which shall be paid to the licensing agency. Each application for a license for a personal care home shall be accompanied by a license fee of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each bed in the institution, with a minimum fee per institution of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), which shall be paid to the licensing agency.
No governmental entity or agency shall be required to pay the fee or fees set forth in this section."
AMEND FURTHER the title by inserting the following after the semicolon on line 5:
"TO AMEND SECTION 43-11-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON MAY APPLY FOR A LICENSE FOR A NURSING HOME;"
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CONFEREES FOR THE HOUSE |
CONFEREES FOR THE SENATE |
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Les Barnett |
Robert G. Huggins |
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Bobby Moody |
Terry C. Burton |
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Billy Nicholson |
Neely C. Carlton |