MS HB534 | 2026 | Regular Session

Status

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

Summary

An Act To Establish The Mississippi Health Information Exchange For The Purpose Of Establishing A Statewide Health Information Exchange That Provides Real-time Bidirectional Patient Admission, Discharge And Transfer Data, And Otherwise Facilitates The Secure Electronic Sharing Of Health Information Between Licensed Hospitals And Practitioners, Payers, Public Health Entities And Others; To Provide That The Exchange Shall Be Developed And Administered By A Designated Entity Selected By The State Department Of Health Through A Competitive Bid Process; To Specify The Authorized And Required Participants In The Exchange; To Provide That Participants In The Exchange Are Permitted To Retrieve Or Access Identified Data Only For Patients Or Insureds With Whom The Participant Has A Treatment, Payment Or Health Care Operations Relationship; To Provide That Participants Shall Grant To Other Participants A Nonexclusive License To Retrieve And Use Identified Data Related To Their Own Patients Or Insureds; To Specify Certain Criteria That Must Be Met By The Designated Entity Selected To Develop And Administer The Exchange; To Provide That Records Transmitted To Or From The Exchange Shall Be Exempt From The Provisions Of The Mississippi Public Records Act; To Create The Mississippi Health Information Exchange Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury For The Purpose Of Supporting Participant Connection To, Subscription For, And Ongoing Participation In The Exchange; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Mississippi Health Information Exchange; create.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2026-01-21 - House - House Passed (Y: 96 N: 18 NV: 8 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2026-03-03SenateDied In Committee
2026-01-23SenateReferred To Public Health and Welfare
2026-01-22HouseTransmitted To Senate
2026-01-22HouseMotion to Reconsider Tabled
2026-01-21HouseMotion to Reconsider Entered (Crawford, Creekmore IV, Felsher)
2026-01-21HousePassed
2026-01-21HouseCommittee Substitute Adopted
2026-01-20HouseTitle Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2026-01-12HouseReferred To Public Health and Human Services

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