Mississippi Senate Bill 2341 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Transfer Beds Formerly Approved Under A Certificate Of Need Issued To Newton Regional Hospital To The City Of Newton To Be Bid To A Licensed Entity And Used In The Renovation Of The Regional Hospital For The Acquisition And Operation Of Twenty-five Adult Psychiatric Beds Which Are Eligible For Participation In The Medicaid Program; To Provide That The Authorization For The Transfer And Issuance Of The Certificate Of Need For Those Adult Psychiatric Beds Shall Be Exempt From The Certificate Of Need Review Process; To Provide That The Exemption Is Valid For Three Years And Will Expire If Substantial Commencement Of Construction Of The Beds Is Not Accomplished By The Facility Receiving The Bid From The City Of Newton; And For Related Purposes.

Certificate of Need; direct issue to City of Newton for adult psychiatric beds.

Sen. Tyler McCaughn [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-02	Senate	Died In Committee
2021-01-15	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	7	191	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2341.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2300-2399/SB2341IN.htm