Mississippi House Bill 143

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-77-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement For Birthing Centers To Obtain A Written Transfer Agreement With A Hospital That Has An Organized Obstetrical Service And Provides Such Service On A Continuing Basis, Stating That The Hospital Agrees To Accept From The Birthing Center Such Cases As May Need To Be Referred From The Birthing Center; To Require Licensed Birthing Centers To Establish A Written Transfer Plan That Involves Appropriate Levels Of Care When Client Conditions Require It, And To Periodically Provide A Local Hospital With Written Notice Of Its Operations And Patient Population Served; To Provide That In Order To Be Licensed, A Birthing Center Must Be In Compliance With The American Association Of Birth Centers's (aabc) Standards For Birth Centers, Including Establishing A Written Transfer Plan; And For Related Purposes.

Birthing centers; delete requirement to have written transfer agreement with a hospital in order to be licensed.

Rep. John Hines [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2026-02-03	House	Died In Committee
2026-01-07	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	77	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0143.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0100-0199/HB0143IN.htm