MS HB949 | 2010 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Failed on March 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-03-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 43-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "personal Care Home," "assisted Living," And "psychiatric Supervised Housing Facility" For The Purposes Of The Licensure Law For Institutions For The Aged Or Infirm; To Delete The Reverter On The Provision That Excludes From Licensure Certain Private Residences In Which The Owner Of The Residence Provides Personal Care Services To Disabled Or Homeless Veterans; To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Rules, Regulations And Standards Adopted By The State Board Of Health For Personal Care Homes Are Not Required To Be Uniform For Each Of The Classifications Of Personal Care Homes, But May Vary Based On The Differences Between The Types Of Facilities In Each Classification; To Increase The Limitation On The Number Of Persons Who Are Allowed To Continue To Reside In A Personal Care Home With Approval Of A Physician And If The Facility Assures Adequate Nursing And/or Caretaker Services To Meet The Needs Of The Resident, Notwithstanding A Determination By The Department That Nursing Services Would Be Appropriate For Those Persons; To Provide That Before A Resident Of A Personal Care Home May Be Transferred From The Home Where He Or She Was Initially Admitted To Another Facility Or Location, The Operator Of The Personal Care Home Shall Notify The Resident's Responsible Party And Shall Allow The Responsible Party To See The Facility Or Location To Which The Resident Is To Be Transferred; To Prohibit Facilities Licensed By The State Department Of Health From Referring Any Person To An Unlicensed Personal Care Home, And To Prohibit Unlicensed Personal Care Homes From Receiving Any Patients Or Residents That Have Been Referred To The Home By Those Facilities; To Require Any Person Who Operates A Psychiatric Supervised Housing Facility To Register With The Local Regional Mental Health Center; To Authorize Personnel Of The Local Regional Mental Health Center To Enter The Facility For The Purposes Of Case Management Followup; To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Remove The Residents From Any Institution For The Aged Or Infirm Whose Failure To Comply With The Rules, Regulations And Laws That Govern Its Operation Results In An Imminently Dangerous Environment For The Residents; To Bring Forward Sections 27-65-23.1, 43-7-55, 43-11-5, 43-11-7, 43-11-8, 43-11-9, 43-11-41 And 73-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Personal care homes; revise certain licensure provisions for.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2010-02-11 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 5 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-03-02 | Died In Committee | |
| 2010-02-17 | Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations | |
| 2010-02-16 | Transmitted To Senate | |
| 2010-02-11 | Passed | |
| 2010-02-11 | Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 2010-02-10 | Read the Third Time | |
| 2010-02-02 | Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 2010-01-18 | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
