Mississippi Senate Bill 2754 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 11 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-02-11 - Died On Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 41-85-3, 41-85-7, 41-85-11 And 41-85-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Department Of Health May Authorize Hospice Licensees To Provide Hospice Services To Individuals Who Are Not Terminally Ill But Who Can Benefit From Palliative Care And Supportive Care Services, If Such Expansion Of The Minimum Qualifications Of Individuals Who Are Eligible To Receive Hospice Services Is Approved By The United States Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services; And For Related Purposes.

Hospice licensure; authorize eligible participants who have not been given a terminally ill diagnosis if approved by CMMS.

Sen. Joel Carter [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-02-11	Senate	Died On Calendar
2021-01-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass
2021-01-18	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	85	11	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	85	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	85	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	85	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/SB/SB2754.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2021/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2754IN.htm