Mississippi House Bill 962 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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.

Specialty Doctors to Rural Hospitals Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility.

Rep. Omeria Scott [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-02	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB0962.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/0900-0999/HB0962IN.htm