MS SB2759 | 2023 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Create New Section 41-9-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Patient Of A Rural Hospital Shall Be Admitted To A Major Hospital When A Doctor Of Such Rural Hospital Deems It Is Medically Necessary To Transfer Such Patient To The Emergency Room Of A Major Hospital; The Department Of Health Shall Prescribe Rules And Regulations That Provide What Situations Shall Be Considered Medically Necessary In Compliance With This Act; To Provide Certain Provisions That The Department Must Consider In Adopting Such Rules; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Rural hospital transfer to major hospital; prescribe certain conditions on such transfer when doctor deems medically necessary.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | Senate | Died In Committee |
| 2023-01-16 | Senate | Referred To Public Health and Welfare |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/SB/SB2759.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/SB/2700-2799/SB2759IN.htm |
