Bill Text: MS SB2083 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

Mississippi Senate Bill 2083

MS State Legislature page for SB2083

Introduced

Bill Title: Emergency rooms; require to be staffed with an on-site physician at all times.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee [SB2083 Detail]

Download: Mississippi-2024-SB2083-Introduced.html

MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE

2024 Regular Session

To: Public Health and Welfare

By: Senator(s) Johnson

Senate Bill 2083

AN ACT TO REQUIRE EMERGENCY ROOMS LOCATED ON A HOSPITAL CAMPUS AND FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOMS TO BE STAFFED WITH AN ON-SITE PHYSICIAN WHO IS PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT ALL TIMES THAT THE EMERGENCY ROOM IS OPEN; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:

SECTION 1. (1) An emergency room located on a hospital campus and a freestanding emergency room shall be staffed with an on-site physician who is primarily responsible for the emergency room at all times that the emergency room is open.

(2) For purposes of this act, a "freestanding emergency room" shall mean a facility open twenty-four (24) hours a day for the treatment of urgent and emergent medical conditions which is not located on a hospital campus.

SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2024.