MS HB232 | 2026 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on February 3 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-03 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create New Section 41-9-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Specialty Doctors To Rural Hospitals Grant Program For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Availability Of Specialty Doctors In Rural Hospitals When A Major Hospital Indicates To A Rural Hospital Emergency Doctor That The Major Hospital Is On Diversion; To Provide That The Department Of Health Shall Administer And Distribute Grant Funds To Rural Hospitals For Such Purpose; To Provide Certain Considerations That The Department Shall Make For Establishing A Payment Structure; To Require The Department Of Health To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Accomplish The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Specialty Doctors to Rural Hospitals Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-03 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2026-01-07 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Appropriations A |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2026/pdf/history/HB/HB0232.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0232IN.htm |
