2021 Legislation Page

The 2021 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convened on January 5, 2021, and plans to adjourn Sine Die on April 4. The Center for Mississippi Health Policy is tracking selected health-related bills throughout the session, posting status updates on this page. Listed below are selected health-related bills that are enacted during this session. Click on the bill number to access a copy of the bill and view its history. Click on the bill's title to open a drop-down box and view more details about the bill. There are also links to legislative schedules, committee member listings, legislative rosters, and daily calendars in the sidebar to the right.

2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION TIMELINE: GENERAL BILLS

Deadline to Introduce General Bills

*Due to COVID-19 these deadlines may be subject to change.

The Center for Mississippi Health Policy is tracking selected health-related bills throughout the session, posting status updates on this page. Listed below are selected health-related bills that are enacted during this session.

Live BillsDead Bills

Bills \| Status
HB 8_UMMC property; revise leasing authority by removing certain minimum requirements of improvements to development. -Gunn Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Property \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 13_Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for children under 21. -Massengill Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 14_Regional food banks; DHS establish grant program to provide annual grant funding to. -Massengill Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 18_Medical marijuana; authorize Alcorn State University to enter into MOU for local farmers to grow for out-of-state vendors. -Hines Bill Status: 01/05 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 21_Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 22_Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 25_Chronic Diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs to reduce incidence of. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 32_Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 33_Dating violence; require school districts to adopt a policy and educate students on. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 36_Domestic abuse court program; establish. - Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 38_Appropriation; Health Department for support of Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 39_Appropriation; Department of Health to establish and operate two STD/HIV specialty clinics. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 42_Appropriation; Department of Health for a grant to the Southern Health Commission in Washington County. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 43_Universities and colleges; require to provide mental health assessments to members of school athletic teams. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 47_Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 49_Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform. -Hines Bill Status: 01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 59_Child Care Advisory Council; require child care providers to recommend names of persons to serve on. -Hines Bill Status: 01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 60_Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 61_Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by to not more than five percent. -Hines Bill Status: 01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Ways and Means \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 65_DHS; shall not require cooperation with child support enforcement to receive federal CCDF assistance. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 66_Health insurers; require to use certain standard for hospital inpatient admissions. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 67_Mississippi Board of Human Services; create. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 72_Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services - Mims Bill Status:1/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services; Judiciary A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 75_Sexual battery; remove statute of limitations for prosecution of crime of. -Shanks Bill Status:01/07 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 85_Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; create board to license and regulate. -Massengill Bill Status:01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Ways and Means \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 94_Mental Health Treatment Facility; revise hearing and commitment procedures. - Bell (65th) Bill Status: 01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 95_Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for. - Turner Bill Status: 01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 97_Medicaid; extend repealers on list of covered services and assessments on certain health care facilities. - Turner Bill Status: 01/07 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 98_Hospice; extend repealer on authority of medical director to prescribe controlled substances for terminal patients without visit. - Turner Bill Status: 01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 105_National board certified school nurses; remove cap on number of eligible for annual salary supplement. - Read Bill Status: 01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 107_Pseudoephedrine; require pharmacies to keep records of over the counter sales of. - Read Bill Status: 01/07 (H) Referred To Drug Policy \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 115_Farmers markets; DHS provide grants to entity to incentivize purchases of healthy foods from with SNAP benefits. -Currie Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 117_Autopsies; require to include inquiry about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy. -Currie Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 118_Medical examiners and pathologists; extend repealer on fees for death investigations and autopsies. -Turner Bill Status:01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 119_Harper's Grace Law; extend repealer on authority to research and dispense cannabidiol (CBD oil) for medical purposes. -Turner Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 143_Abstinence and sex-related education; extend repelaer on public school requirements for. -Turner Bill Status:01/08 (H) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 144_DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; require director of and investigators to be law enforcement officers. -Mims Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 149_Female genital mutilation; create crime of. -Currie Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 155_Medicaid; nonresident admitted to pediatric skilled nursing facility in MS not eligible for MS Medicaid coverage. -Currie Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 156_Medicaid; require managed care companies to provide detailed, signed explanation for denial of coverage of procedure. -Currie Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 160_State Department of Health and State Board of Health; extend repealer on. -Turner Bill Status:01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 174_Board of Nursing; revise penalties in disciplinary proceedings and authorize recovery of reasonable costs. -Scoggin Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Ways and Means \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 191_Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability. -Yancey Bill Status: 01/08 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 193_Missing children; require compilation of by Department of Education and day care facilities. -Turner Bill Status:01/08 (H) Referred To Education;Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 200_Remote patient monitoring services; delete requirement of 2 recent hospitalizations to qualify for. -Mims Bill Status:01/14 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 201_Telemedicine; revise definition in section providing insurance coverage for. -Mims Bill Status:01/14 (H) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 205_Medicaid; revise reimbursement rate for durable medical equipment (DME) and exempt DME from 5% reduction. - Clark Bill Status: 01/15 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 207_Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law. -Clark Bill Status:01/15 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 208_Psychologists; extend repealer on licensure law and remove postdoctoral training requirements for licensure. -McGee Bill Status:01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 211_Insurance Department; remove from the provisions of the Mississippi Budget Transparency and Simplification Act. -Read Bill Status:01/15 (H) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 216_Families First Unpaid Leave Time Act; enact to require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees for certain situations. -Summers Bill Status:01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Workforce Development \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 221_Medicaid; require Governor and Division of Medicaid to negotiate to obtain federal waiver to expand Medicaid coverage. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations;et al \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 227_Mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age of 21 Act; create. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 230_Department of Human Services; authorize to use additional methods of communication to send notices relating to child support. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 236_Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for crisis centers and outpatient services. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 244_Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain obesity treatments. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Insurance;Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 245_Mississippi Smoke-Free Air Act of 2021; create. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 249_CON; remove end-stage renal disease facilities from application of law. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 254_Life jackets; increase minimum age of person required to wear on certain vessels. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 260_School social workers and psychologists; authorize districts to employ and receive partial state reimbursement for salaries of. -Clark Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 294_Hospices; delete repealer on authority for prescribing certain drugs without in-person visit with a patient. -Currie Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 295_Home health services; authorize nurse practitioners and physician assistants to order and certify. -Currie Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 296_Hospice licensure; extend moratorium on and authorize issuance of 2 pediatric palliative care licenses. -Currie Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 297_Dialysis facilities; nursing homes shall allow to provide mobile services on site to their patients. -Boyd Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 301_EMTs; authorize to deny service to nonemergency when needed for an emergency. -Hobgood-Wilkes Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 305_Texting or engaging in call while driving; make a misdemeanor when not using voice-operated or hands-free device. - Ford(73rd) Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 306_Human Services, Department of; authorize to use a simplified reporting system for economic assistance payments. - Mims Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 307_Health department; authorize certain charges for services with other agencies for operation of medical marijuana program. -Mims Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 310_Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; revise certain provisions applicable to. -Felsher Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 317_National board certification annual salary supplement; remove cap on number of nurses and speech-language pathologists eligible for. -Bennett Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 318_Community mental health centers; provide that health insurers may not deny the right to participate as a contract provider. -Currie Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 324_Counties; authorize to offer Medicare eligible county employees supplemental benefits if employees secure Medicare in lieu of using county insurance. -Ford (54th) Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Insurance;County Affairs \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 335_Headlights; require to be used whenever windshield wipers necessitated. -Holloway Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Transportation \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 338_Abortion; provide that inducing or performing is unlawful. -Eubanks Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 340_Patient Choice Act of 2021; create. -Turner Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 355_Department of Health; give authority to levy and collect fee on sales of medical marijuana. - Mims Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 356_Child abuse reports; expand immunity for making to include persons participating in resulting investigations. -Mims Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 360_Nursing facilities; require initial assessment of patients by a physician within 10 days after admission. -Straugher Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 363_Marijuana possession; revise as civil penalty. - Holloway Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 368_Newborn screening program; include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in those conditions covered in. -Bennett Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 384_School bus drivers; require to be first aid and CPR trained and certified. -Porter Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 391_Breastfeeding; authorize distribution of statewide info to support breastfeeding in public places. -Banks Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 411_Irlen Syndrome; require screening for and districts to provide reasonable accommodations for students with. - Hood Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 418_Physical therapists; delete requirement for physician referral before performing services. - Currie Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 419_Physical therapy practice laws; revise various provisions of. -Currie Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 433_Public and private schools; require all employees to annually receive flu vaccine. -Faulkner Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 434_Public and private schools; require all employees to be tested annually for tuberculosis. -Faulkner Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 437_Public and private schools; require proper hand washing materials in all restrooms. - Faulkner Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 522_Mental health screenings and assessments; require in all public schools. -Rosebud Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 524_Medical records; require health care provider to timely provide to patients after receiving request for. -Horan Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 535_Hypodermic syringes or needles; unlawful to sell, obtain, purchase or possess as a direct consumer without a written prescription. -Bell(21st) Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
Spoiler title Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 547_State property urban farms; authorize state agencies to dispose of unneeded real property for cultivation and sale of fresh produce. -Stamps Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Property;Agriculture \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 562_Cottage food products; delete prohibition on the Internet sale of. -Yates Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Agriculture \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 587_Breastfeeding professionals; provide for licensure of by State Department of Health. -Eubanks Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 588_Mississippi On-Farm Sales and Food Freedom Act; create. -Eubanks Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Agriculture \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 598_Uninsured motorist coverage; provide that coverage is mandatory in every automobile liability insurance policy. -Watson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 599_Motor vehicle liability insurance policy; require to include medical payment coverage. -Watson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 602_Mississippi Access to Care Act; create. - Criswell Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 610_Medicaid; eligible pregnant women shall remain eligible for maternal care services for 12 months after end of pregnancy. -Roberson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 611_Kratom; regulate the sale, distribution and preparation of. -Roberson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Drug Policy \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 613_Medicaid; revise certain provisions regarding managed care providers and payments during appeals. -Roberson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 614_Medicaid; restrict frequency of managed care organizations transferring enrollees to other organizations. -Roberson Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 616_Physical therapists; not required to have prior work experience to work at PPEC center. -Roberson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 626_Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements. -Yancey Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 634_Firearms restriction; limit those by cities, counties and state agencies. -Barnett Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 635_Tanning facilities; prohibit use of by persons under 18 years old. -Byrd Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 636_Bonds; authorize issuance to assist City of Horn Lake with purchasing two ambulances. -McCray Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 640_Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission. -Banks Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 655_Drag racing and obstruction of traffic by vehicle; make felonies. -Gibbs (72nd) Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 656_School buses; require those purchased after July 1, 2021, to be equipped with seat belts. -Gibbs (72nd) Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 657_School buses; require those purchased after July 1, 2021, to be equipped with seat belts and provide opt out provision. -Gibbs (72nd) Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 674_Domestic violence; prohibit those convicted of from carrying weapons. -William-Barnes Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 680_Concealed firearms; clarify prohibition for mentally incompetent. -William-Barnes Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 692_Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of. -William-Barnes Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 697_Firearms licensed; require proof of mental health evaluation. -Paden Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B;Constitution \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 708_School districts; require each school to have epinephrine auto-injectors and AEDs in every building and cafeteria. - Paden Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 709_AEDs; require at public schools and state institutions of higher learning and provide authority to lease. -Paden Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 710_School districts; require all schools to have epinephrine auto-injectors in every building and cafeteria. -Paden Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 713_Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements. -Hines Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 714_Health care and education shortage assistance program; establish to help attract professionals to work in certain counties. -Hines Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 715_Medicaid; require managed care organizations to use certain level of care guidelines in determining medical necessity. -Hines Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 719_Vaccinations; prohibit employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as condition of employment. -Eubanks Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Workforce Development \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 729_Income tax; exempt income of certain mental health professionals providing services in critical mental health services shortage areas. -Reynolds Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Ways and Means \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 733_Motor vehicles; require certain new to be equipped with alert to operator to check rear designated seat when engine stops. -Crudup Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 743_Appropriations; Supreme Court for additional funding for mental health courts. -Summers Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 744_Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for increased number of residential beds. -Summers Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 749_State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health. -Thompson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 755_Unborn child; expand protection to. -Boyd Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 764_Medicaid; require division to promptly sell or lease residence of deceased recipient obtained through estate recovery. -Newman Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 782_Food desserts; require State Department of Health to track within the State of Mississippi. -Stamps Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 786_Mental health courts; require annual appropriation to Administrative Office of Courts for support of. - Summers Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 789_School buses; require 20% of those purchased after July 1, 2021, to be equipped with seat belts. -Gibbs (72nd) Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 790_The MS Human Life Protection Act; create. -Boyd Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 791_Intentional injury to pregnant woman; revise penalties. -Boyd Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 792_Healthy Foods Access Program Act; enact. -Stamps Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Public Health and Human Services -Stamps \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 793_Healthy Local Food Incentive Program; enact. Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Agriculture;Public Health and Human Services -Stamps \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 794_Medicaid; expand eligibility for certain persons to receive services through provider sponsored health plan. Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Rules \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 805_Sex education; require SDE and Department of Health to develop list of approved curricula to be used in schools and revise every five years. Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 809_Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create. Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Workforce Development;Judiciary A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 810_Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create. Bill Status: 01/18 (H) Referred To Workforce Development;Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 889_Medicaid; revise reimbursement for telehealth services provided by FQHCs and community health centers. -Johnson Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 899_Tobacco; prohibit sale of candy or food product that mimics. -Evans (91st) Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 910_Hospice care; authorize to be provided to persons who are not terminally ill under certain circumstances. -Banks Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 918_Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law. -Osborne Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Rules;et al \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 920_Down Syndrome Information Act; create to require State Department of Health to post resources and information online. -Zuber Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 941_Health insurance; require certain policies to provide coverage for physician-prescribed proton beam therapy. -Currie Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
Spoiler title Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 967_Medicaid; suspend eligibility of incarcerated persons instead of terminating it. -Karriem Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 968_Medicaid; expand eligibility under federal health care reform law. -Karriem Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Rules;et al \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB 984_Marijuana possession; provide civil penalty for. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1007_Medicaid; bring forward provider assessment provisions. -Hood Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1008_Medicaid; bring forward sections for purposes of amendment. -Hood Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1013_Medicaid; create Medicaid Commission to administer program and abolish Division of Medicaid. -Lamar Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1028_Medical Practice Act; revise various provisions of. -Huddleston Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1031_Medicaid; provide certain requirements for reimbursement for telemedicine services provided by FQHCs and RHCs. -Hood Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1032_Medicaid; exempt durable medical equipment from 5% reduction in provider reimbursement rates. -Hood Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1033_Medicaid Access and Opportunity Act of 2021; create. -Hood Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1038_Medicaid; provide for assessment and exemption from 5% reduction for assisted living services under federal waivers. -Deweese Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1044_MS Rare Disease Advisory Council; create at UMMC. -McKnight Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1085_Medicaid; provide coverage for community-based home-visitation and pregnancy support services. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1086_Medicaid; provide coverage for substance abuse and mental health services for pregnant and postpartum women. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1087_Medicaid; provide continued eligibility for eligible women for up to 12 months postpartum. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1088_Department of Corrections; increase per diem rate paid to regionals for housing of state offenders. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Corrections;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1089_Medicaid; covered family planning services shall include coverage for long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1092_Medicaid; increase reimbursement rate for preventative dental services for 3 fiscal years. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1093_Medicaid; bring forward services and managed care provisions. -Hood Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1094_Medicaid; provide same services to children with ADHD as those provided to children with autism. -Scott Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1096_Medicaid; bring forward services, managed care and provider assessment provisions. -Hood Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1125_Schools; provide for mental health services providers and trauma informed training. -McCarty Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1127_School attendance officers; require to receive training on IDEA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. -Crawford Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1128_Habitually disruptive student; require to be evaluated for disability under IDEA after second incident of disruptive behavior. -Crawford Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1140_First-degree murder; include unlawful distribution of controlled substances, when the distribution is proximate cause of death. -Lamar Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
HB1143_Appropriation; Health Department to provide epi-pens and AEDs in IHLs, community colleges and schools. -Paden Bill Status:01/18 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2002_Durable medical equipment; fix Medicaid reimbursement rate at 100% of Medicare rate. -Blackwell Bill Status: 01/05 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2003_Medicaid reimbursement; authorize for accredited community mental health service providers. -Blackwell Bill Status: 01/05 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2004_Health Care CON; delete moratorium on child/adolescent psychiatric or chemical dependency beds and Medicaid reimbursement. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2007_Advanced practice registered nurses; revise certain provisions relating to, including collaboration requirement. -Hines Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2008_Nurse practitioners; authorize to dispense legend drugs to patients. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2011_Chemical endangerment of a child or fetus; create crime of. - McCaughn Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2013_Statute of limitations; except sexual battery from. - Blackwell Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2021_Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; house position under DFA, exempt contracts from rules of contract review board. -Bryan Bill Status:01/11 (S) Transmitted To House \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2023_Health insurance carriers; require to cap patient cost for prescriptions for insulin drugs. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2026_State Health Insurance Plan; provide benefits to surviving spouse/dependent of law enforcement officer killed in the line of duty. -Polk Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Insurance;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2028_Health care CON review; party requesting or appealing a hearing on application is responsible for costs and attorney fees. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2029_Sexual battery; conform statute of limitations to the statute of limitations for rape. -Fillingane Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2037_Medicaid Access and Opportunity Act of 2021; enact. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Housing \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2067_Pseudoepheedrine and ephedrine; authorize sales and purchase of certain products containing without a prescription. -Hill Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2081_University of Mississippi Medical Center property; revise leasing authority by removing provision requiring mixed-use development. -Blount Bill Status:01/07 (S) Referred To Public Property \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2082_Health insurance; require certain policies to provide coverage for physician-prescribed hypofractionated proton beam therapy. -Hill Bill Status:01/07 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2090_Female genital mutilation; prohibit and create civil cause of action. -Hill Bill Status: 01/07 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2110_Kratom; include in Schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act. -Tate Bill Status: 01/08 (S) Referred To Drug Policy \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2119_Pseudoephedrine and ephedrine; authorize sales and purchase of certain products containing without a prescription. -Fillingane Bill Status: 01/08 (S) Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2122_Opioid and other controlled substances epidemic; provide enhanced penalties. -Jordan Bill Status: 01/08 (S) Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2141_Certificate of need; issue CON to Panola Medical Center for adult psych beds and North MS Medical Center for child psych beds. -Boyd Bill Status: 01/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2157_Managed care organizations; require certain standards and extend repealer. - Simmons (12th) Bill Status: 01/08 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2158_Require the PEER Committee to conduct biennial reviews of the Department of Child Protection Services. -Chassaniol Bill Status: 01/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2159_Mississippi Medicaid program; authorize extended postpartum care for recipients and require standardized credentialing process. -Blount Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2160_Health Care Certificate of Need Law; repeal. -Hill Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2161_Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. - Simmons (12th) Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2164_Marijuana; legalize -Simmons (12th) Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2171_Transgender 21 Act; enact. -Hill Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2172_Medicaid reimbursement for assisted living services under federal waivers; authorize assessment and exemption from 5% reduction. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2182_Tobacco tax; define tobacco products to include electronic smoking devices for purposes of 15% excise tax. -Blount Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2185_Sales tax; exempt sales of groceries. -Simmons (12th) Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2217_Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center. -Simmons (12th) Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2221_Mississippi Dementia Care Program; create pilot program for assistance to caregivers for those with Alzheimer's or Dementia. -Boyd Bill Status:01/08 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2229_Medical prison release program; revise authority of MDOC and Mississippi Parole Board. - Simmons (12th) Bill Status: 01/11 (S) Referred To Corrections \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2259_Controlled substance offenses; revise enhanced penalties. -Simmons (12th) Bill Status:01/11 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2269_Schools; provide for mental health services providers and trauma informed training.--Boyd Bill Status: 01/12 (S) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2290_Tanning facilities; prohibit use by anyone under 18 years of age. -Wiggins Bill Status: 01/12 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2292_Certificate of need; issue CON to Panola Medical Center for adult psych beds and North MS Medical Center for child psych beds. -McMahan Bill Status:01/12 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2300_Schools; require carbon monoxide detectors in all. -Jackson (11th) Bill Status:01/13 (S) Referred To Education;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2322_Health insurance policies; prohibit step therapy requirements for certain prescription drugs to treat stage-four cancer. - Wiggins Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2323_Mississippi Health Care Cost Transparency Act; enact. -Hill Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2325_Mississippi Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; create. - Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Labor;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2331_Health insurance; Commissioner of Insurance must approve rate filings containing an increase in premiums. -Norwood Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2333_Mississippi Paid Family Leave Act; enact. - Witherspoon Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Labor;Judiciary, Division A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2334_Uninsured motorists; impose strict liability for traffic accidents. -Younger Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2336_MS First Responders Health and Safety Act; delay effective date of. -Michel Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2338_Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for children under 21. - Chism Bill Status:01/14 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2341_Certificate of Need; direct issue to City of Newton for adult psychiatric beds. - McCaughn Bill Status:01/15 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2345_Medicaid program; extend repealer on and revise reimbursement for telehealth services for community health centers. -Jackson (11th) Bill Status: 01/15 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2346_Medicaid coverage; coverage for eligible women up to 12 months postpartum. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/15 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2347_Division of Medicaid; increase fee to private reimbursement level for children on Medicaid who receive dental services -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/15 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2348_Division of Medicaid; allow recipients to receive four single-source prescriptions per month. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/15 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2349_Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/15 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Judiciary, Division A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2370_Kratom; authorize Department of Health to regulate. - Fillingane Bill Status:01/15 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2389_Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds. -Witherspoon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Housing;Judiciary, Division A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2399_Committee to Study Veteran Homelessness, Unemployment, PTSD and Human Services; make an annual report to the Legislature. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Veterans and Military Affairs \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2400_Division of Medicaid; apply for necessary waivers to eliminate waiting period services. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2401_Medicaid eligibility; provide coverage Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2402_Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2403_Medicaid reimbursement; extend for community-based home-visitation and pregnancy support services. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2404_Medicaid reimbursement; authorize for substance abuse and mental health services for pregnant and postpartum women. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2405_Medicaid coverage; coverage for eligible women up to 12 months postpartum. -Blackmon Bill Status: 01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2406_Emergency medical services; prohibit sole participation in nonemergency, interfacility transfers. -Horhn Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2407_Certified nurse aides; clarify recertification. -Horhn Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2408_Health Care Certificate of Need review; provide for automatic transfer of certain beds. -Boyd Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2409_Podiatric medicine and podiatrist; revise definitions of. -Frazier Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2410_Certificate of need; direct issuance for an existing ambulatory surgical center. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2411_Services to individuals who are homeless or at risk of experiencing homelessness; DHS pilot project. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Housing;Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2413_Certificate of Need; direct issuance for a free-standing comprehensive medical rehabilitation facility. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2414_Certificate of need; issue CON to North Mississippi Medical Center for child psych beds and geriatric psych beds. -Kirby Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2415_Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for terminally ill patients without in person visit; extend repealer on. -McMahan Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2416_Nursing home administrators; extend repealer on licensure requirements for. -Bryan Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2418_State Department of Health; extend repealer on. -Bryan Bill Status: 01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2419_State Medical Examiner fees; extend repealer on. -Bryan Bill Status: 01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2424_Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Residency Program; include emergency medicine students. -McLendon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2426_Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks. -Jackson (11th) Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2444_Motorcycle/ATV Trauma Care Fee; exclude sales of motorcycles and ATVs to out-of-state residents. -Parks Bill Status: 01/18 (S) Referred To Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2474_Department of Health; allow charges between agencies for services provided under the medical marijuana program. Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2504_Appropriation FY 2022; IHL-University of Mississippi Medical Center for Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program. -McLendon Bill Status: 01/18 (S) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2513_Donation of surplus medical supplies and equipment by UMMC to nonprofit charitable organizations; authorize. -Horhn Bill Status: 01/18 (S) Referred To Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2525_State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health. - Simmons (12th) Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Labor;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2541_Graduate Nursing Loan Repayment Program; create to provide student loan repayment to nurse educators. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2544_University of Mississippi Medical Center; create joint committee to study the organization of. -Thompson Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2569_Urine; create the crime of selling or tampering with urine. -Harkins Bill Status: 01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2585_Marijuana; legalize possession of certain amount. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2595_Marijuana; civil penalty for simple possession of small amount. -Blackmon Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Drug Policy;Judiciary, Division A \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2605_Golf carts and low-speed vehicles; authorize municipalities to permit operation on municipal streets. - Simmons (12th) Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Municipalities \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB 2655_Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for deaf and hearing impaired. -Simmons(12th) Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2655_Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for deaf and hearing impaired. -Simmons (13th) Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2682_Our Children's Health Impacts Our Future Law; require notice of the importance of a medical and dental physical. -Horhn Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Education \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2729_Practice of medicine; revise definitions, licensure procedures and disciplinary procedures under the Medical Practice Act. -Fillingane Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2733_Division of Medicaid; allow reimbursement for telemedicine treatment for recipient's attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2734_Division of Medicaid; require reimbursement to providers for long-acting reversible contraceptives for women of child-bearing age. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2735_Medicaid; expand eligibility to include individuals entitled to benefits under federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2736_Medicaid program; provide reimbursement for all care and services under the PACE program for the elderly. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2739_Division of Medicaid; apply for waivers to eliminate waiting period for services for those with brain or spinal cord injury. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2740_Medicaid coverage; coverage for eligible women to 12 months postpartum. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2743_Health care CON; authorize Mississippi Department of Mental Health to convert beds for crisis or substance abuse treatment. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2744_Anesthesiologist assistants; direct licensure by the State Board of Medical Licensure. -Suber Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2745_Health care practitioner; require identification during all patient encounters. -Wiggins Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2746_Hudson's Law; require healthcare providers to provide information to parents who receive a postnatal diagnosis of down syndrome. -England Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2747_Home health agencies; delete moratorium on establishment or expansion. -England Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2748_Certificate of need; authorize nursing facility in any underserved minority zip code area. -Horhn Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2749_Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons. -Norwood Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2750_Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements. -Harkins Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2752_Physician billing for pathology services; prohibit fee division unless provided by the physician. -England Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2753_Mississippi Rare Disease Advisory Council; establish. -Moran Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2754_Hospice licensure; authorize eligible participants who have not been given a terminally ill diagnosis if approved by CMMS. -Carter Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2755_Statewide electronic health care information exchange; the Department of Health may enter into agreements for the creation of. -Johnson Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2756_Rural Health Availability Act; allow all hospitals to enter into agreements. -Fillingane Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2757_Hospital Cooperation Act of 2021; allow hospitals to enter into cooperative agreements. -Fillingane Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2758_Telemedicine in health professional shortage areas; allow out-of-state health care providers. -Fillingane Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2760_Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure; revise membership and terms of office. -Fillingane Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2764_Mississippi Medical Marijuana Program; create and provide fines, administration requirements, and fees related to the program. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2765_Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2767_Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create. -Fillingane Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2768_Recreational marijuana; legalize and tax 7% of gross proceeds from retail sales. -Turner-Ford Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Judiciary, Division B;Finance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2772_Health insurance; revise mandated coverage for telemedicine services. -Boyd Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Insurance \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2775_Healthcare Contracting Simplification Act; create. -McMahan Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Insurance;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2799_Mississippi Medicaid Program; make technical amendments to reimbursements and administration. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2800_Mississippi Medicaid program; extend repealer on services and provider reimbursement rates. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2801_Assessment levied on health care facilities for Medicaid program; make technical amendments to. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2802_Division of Medicaid; make technical amendments. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SB2803_Division of Medicaid; make technical amendments and revise assessment provision. -Blackwell Bill Status:01/18 (S) Referred To Medicaid \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.
SC 505_Hydroxychloroquine; encourage availability for treating COVID-19 in the state. -Hill Bill Status:01/05 (S) Referred To Rules \| To access a copy of the bill and view its history, click here.

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