Mississippi House Bill 699 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Independent 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Create New Section 41-21-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records In The Possession Of The Mississippi State Hospital Shall Be Permanently Transferred To The Rowland Medical Library At The University Of Mississippi Medical Center; To Provide That The University Of Mississippi Medical Center Shall Establish The Asylum Hill Oversight Committee To Govern The Access, Use And Disclosure Of The Mississippi State Asylum Records; To Require The Oversight Committee To Establish Standards For The Records Including Curation And Storage, Researcher Access To Records And Hipaa Considerations; To Require The Oversight Committee To Establish Procedures By Which Descendants Of A Decedent Who Was The Subject Of Specific Mississippi State Asylum Records May Access And Opt Out Of The Use Of Such Records; To Amend Section 13-1-21, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Be Exempt From Certain Medical Privilege Requirements, Provided That Such Records Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Not Be Exempt; To Amend Section 41-9-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt The Mississippi State Asylum Records From Being Considered Hospital Records For Purposes Of The Chapter; To Amend Section 41-10-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Not Be Considered Medical Records For Purposes Of The Section; To Amend Section 41-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Not Be Considered Confidential For Purposes Of The Section, Provided That Any Mississippi State Asylum Record Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Still Be Considered Confidential; To Amend Section 41-30-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi State Asylum Records Shall Be Exempt From Certain Disclosure Prohibitions, Provided That Such Records Relating To Any Person Who Has Not Been Deceased For At Least 50 Years Shall Not Be Exempt; And For Related Purposes.

MS State Asylum Records; provide procedures for access and exempt from confidentiality and privilege requirements.

Rep. Shanda Yates [I]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
13	1	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	10	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	21	97	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	30	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	9	61	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0699.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0600-0699/HB0699IN.htm