Bill Text: MS HB1268 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Nursing homes; require to have at least one RN and three LPNs on full-time staff.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Failed) 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee [HB1268 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2011-HB1268-Introduced.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2011 Regular Session
To: Public Health and Human Services
By: Representatives Banks, Fredericks
House Bill 1268
AN ACT TO REQUIRE NURSING FACILITIES TO HAVE AT LEAST ONE REGISTERED NURSE AND THREE LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES ON THE FULL-TIME STAFF OF THE FACILITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The State Board of Health shall adopt rules and regulations that require nursing facilities licensed under Section 43-11-1 et seq. to have at least one (1) registered nurse and three (3) licensed practical nurses on the full-time staff of the facility.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2011.
