MS HB3 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 2)
Status: Passed on February 4 2026 - 100% progression
Action: 2026-02-04 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To A Hospital That Has A Certificate Of Need For A Forty-bed Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility In Desoto County; To Provide That There Shall Be No Prohibition Or Restrictions On Participation In The Medicaid Program For Such Facility That Would Not Otherwise Apply To Any Other Such Facility; To Require The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need For Additional Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults Located In Madison County; To Revise The Conditions For A Certificate Of Need Issued For A Long-term Care Hospital In Harrison County To Allow The Hospital To Participate In The Medicaid Program As A Crossover Provider; To Provide That The University Of Mississippi Medical Center Need Not Obtain A Certificate Of Need For Any Hospital Beds, Services, Health Care Facilities, Or Medical Equipment That Have Been Approved And Continuously Operated Under A Certificate Of Need Exemption For A Teaching Hospital, Or That Are Approved Or Applied For Before The Effective Date Of This Act, Relocation; To Provide That From And After The Effective Date Of This Act, The University Of Mississippi Medical Center Shall Have An Academic Exemption From The Certificate Of Need Requirements Only Within A Certain Area Of Jackson, Mississippi; To Clarify That In Order For The University Of Mississippi Medical Center To Qualify For Such An Academic Exemption, The State Health Officer Must Determine That The Proposed Equipment Or Facility Fulfills A Substantial And Meaningful Academic Function; To Direct The State Department Of Health To Conduct A Study And Report By December 1, 2026, On The Feasibility Of Exempting Small Hospitals From The Requirement For A Certificate Of Need For The Placement Of Dialysis Units To Reduce The Number Of Transfers For Patients Requiring Dialysis, The Feasibility Of Exempting Small Hospitals From The Requirement For A Certificate Of Need To Operate Geriatric Psychiatric Units, And The Feasibility Of A New Requirement That Acute Adult Psychiatric Units Treat A Certain Percentage Of Uninsured Patients Or Pay A Periodic Fee In Lieu Thereof; To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Minimum Dollar Amounts Of Capital Expenditures And Major Medical Equipment That Require The Issuance Of A Certificate Of Need; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

CON; revise certain provisions of.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-01-28 - Senate - Senate Passed (Y: 50 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2026-01-21 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 118 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-02-04 Approved by Governor
2026-01-29SenateEnrolled Bill Signed
2026-01-28HouseEnrolled Bill Signed
2026-01-28SenateReturned For Enrolling
2026-01-28SenateImmediate Release
2026-01-28SenatePassed
2026-01-27SenateTitle Suff Do Pass
2026-01-22SenateReferred To Public Health and Welfare
2026-01-21HouseTransmitted To Senate
2026-01-21HouseImmediate Release
2026-01-21HousePassed As Amended
2026-01-21HouseAmended
2026-01-21HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2026-01-20HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-14HouseDR - TSDPCS: SA To PH
2026-01-07HouseDR - TSDP: PH To SA
2026-01-07HouseReferred To Public Health and Human Services;State Affairs

Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
417173Amended CodeSee Bill Text
417191Amended CodeSee Bill Text

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