Miss. Code Ann. § 41-145-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 145-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-145-5
Status: in_force

(1) The council shall perform the following duties:

(a) Convene public hearings, make inquiries and solicit comments from the general public in Mississippi to assist the council with developing a first year landscape of rare diseases in the state.

(b) Consult with experts on the board of directors, council and externally, as needed, on rare diseases to develop policy recommendations to improve access and quality of care for health insurance, education and treatment in the state.

(c) Research and make policy recommendations to the Legislature on access to insurance, specialists and other needed services for patients with rare diseases.

(d) Research and make recommendations to state agencies and insurers that provide services to persons with a rare disease on the impact of coverage, cost-sharing, tiering or other utilization management procedures on the provision of treatment and care services.

(e) Research and identify priorities relating to treatments and services provided to persons with rare diseases in Mississippi, and develop policy recommendations that include safeguards against discrimination for these populations on these and related issues.

(f) Evaluate and make recommendations to improve the state's newborn screening program.

(g) Evaluate and make recommendations to improve Medicaid coverage for approved treatment and medications for rare disease patients.

(h) Publish a list of existing, publicly accessible resources on research, diagnosis, treatment and education relating to those rare diseases in Mississippi, including publishing the information on a state webpage.

(i) Collect additional research topic areas from the public to inform future studies and reports on which the council can work for the state.

(j) Establish policies for training academic institutions, state agencies, health care professionals and others to foster a greater understanding of rare diseases in Mississippi.

(k) Identify a mechanism for sharing best practices for health care providers to ensure they are informed adequately of the most effective strategies for recognizing and treating rare diseases in Mississippi.

(2) The council shall submit an annual report on its activities to the Governor and Legislature before July 1 of each year, with the first report being due before July 1, 2025. The report must describe the activities and progress made by the council on the duties prescribed under this section and give an update on the status of funding for the council, including information on grant applications and which grants were accepted, used and have remaining balances. The report also must include recommendations on ways to address the needs of people living with rare diseases in the State of Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-49 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 59-49
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-49
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, corporation, association, county, municipality or metropolitan government or agency whose application for a permit or license has been rejected or whose permit or license is suspended or revoked by the board shall have the right to appeal such decision, within thirty (30) days after receipt of the board's written decision, to the chancery court of the county where the applicant or licensee is domiciled. The appeal before the chancery court shall be de novo and the decision of the chancery court may be appealed to the supreme court in the manner provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-101 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 67-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-101
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Wastewater Advisory Board for the purpose of advising the Department of Health regarding individual on-site wastewater disposal systems. The advisory board shall be composed of the following:

(a) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the American Council of Engineering;

(b) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Office of Pollution Control;

(c) One (1) appointee of the State Health Officer;

(d) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Home Builders Association of Mississippi;

(e) One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the Mississippi State Board of Health that represents a Mississippi ATU manufacturer;

(f) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Engineering Society;

(g) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Manufactured Housing Association;

(h) One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the Mississippi State Board of Health that represents a certified installer;

(i) One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the Mississippi State Board of Health that represents a septic tank or aggregate disposal manufacturer;

(j) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Rural Water Association;

(k) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Supervisors;

(l) One (1) appointee of the President of the Mississippi Pumpers Association;

(m) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission;

(n) One (1) appointee of the President of the Mississippi Water and Pollution Control Operators Association, Inc.;

(o) The federally appointed Mississippi State Soil Scientist, or his designee;

(p) One (1) appointee of the Director of the Mississippi State Board of Registered Professional Geologists;

(q) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality;

(r) One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the Mississippi State Board of Health;

(s) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Realtors;

(t) One (1) appointee of the Executive Director of the Mississippi Municipal League; and

(u) One (1) appointee of the Chairman of the Department of the Mississippi State University School of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

(2) The members of the advisory committee shall elect a chairman and vice chairman from its membership.

(3) The terms of appointments for each member shall be for a period of two (2) years.

(4) The advisory committee shall have quarterly meetings, with at least one (1) of those meetings taking place between forty-five (45) and sixty (60) days before the meeting of the Mississippi State Board of Health.

(5) The Mississippi Department of Health shall staff all advisory committee meetings and record minutes of those meetings.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-115 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 39-115
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-115
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (g) and subject to subsection (f), in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor, a person other than the donor is barred from making, amending, or revoking an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part if the donor made an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 41-39-109 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 41-39-111 .

(b) A donor's revocation of an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 41-39-111 is not a refusal and does not bar another person specified in Section 41-39-107 or 41-39-117 from making an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 41-39-109 or 41-39-119 .

(c) If a person other than the donor makes an unrevoked anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 41-39-109 or an amendment to an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part under Section 41-39-111 , another person may not make, amend, or revoke the gift of the donor's body or part under Section 41-39-119 .

(d) A revocation of an anatomical gift of a donor's body or part under Section 41-39-111 by a person other than the donor does not bar another person from making an anatomical gift of the body or part under Section 41-39-109 or 41-39-119 .

(e) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-107 , an anatomical gift of a part is neither a refusal to give another part nor a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of another part at a later time by the donor or another person.

(f) In the absence of an express, contrary indication by the donor or other person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-107 , an anatomical gift of a part for one or more of the purposes set forth in Section 41-39-107 is not a limitation on the making of an anatomical gift of the part for any of the other purposes by the donor or any other person under Section 41-39-109 or 41-39-119 .

(g) If a donor who is an unemancipated minor dies, a parent of the donor who is reasonably available may revoke or amend an anatomical gift of the donor's body or part.

(h) If an unemancipated minor who signed a refusal dies, a parent of the minor who is reasonably available may revoke the minor's refusal.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-29 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 59-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-29
Status: in_force

From and after January 1, 1976, every ambulance, except those specifically excluded from the provisions of this chapter, when transporting patients in this state, shall be occupied by at least one (1) person who possesses a valid emergency medical technician state certificate, or person who has a privilege to practice under the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; 1 or medical/nursing license and a driver with a valid resident driver's license.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-153 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 41-153
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-153
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 , the following terms shall be defined as provided in this section:

(a) “ Abortion ” means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug, or any other substance or device:

(i) To purposely kill the unborn child of a woman known to be pregnant; or

(ii) To purposely terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant, with a purpose other than:

1. After viability to produce a live birth and preserve the life and health of the child born alive; or

2. To remove a dead unborn child.

(b) “ Attempt to perform an abortion ” means to do or omit to do anything that, under the circumstances as the actor believes them to be, is an act or omission constituting a substantial step in a course of conduct planned to culminate in oneself performing an abortion. Such substantial steps include, but are not limited to:

(i) Agreeing with an individual to perform an abortion on that individual or on some other person, whether or not the term “abortion” is used in the agreement, and whether or not the agreement is contingent on another factor such as receipt of payment or a determination of pregnancy; or

(ii) Scheduling or planning a time to perform an abortion on an individual, whether or not the term “abortion” is used, and whether or not the performance is contingent on another factor such as receipt of payment or a determination of pregnancy.

This definition shall not be construed to require that an abortion procedure actually must be initiated for an attempt to occur.

(c) “ Dismemberment abortion ” means, with the purpose of causing the death of an unborn child, purposely to dismember a living unborn child and extract him or her one piece at a time from the uterus through use of clamps, grasping forceps, tongs, scissors or similar instruments that, through the convergence of two rigid levers, slice, crush, and/or grasp a portion of the unborn child's body to cut or rip it off.

The term “dismemberment abortion” does not include an abortion that uses suction to dismember the body of the unborn child by sucking fetal parts into a collection container, although it does include an abortion in which a dismemberment abortion is used to cause the death of an unborn child but suction is subsequently used to extract fetal parts after the death of the unborn child.

(d) “ Physician ” means a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, or otherwise legally authorized to perform an abortion.

(e) “ Purposely ” means the following: A person acts purposely with respect to a material element of an offense when:

(i) If the element involves the nature of his conduct or a result thereof, it is his conscious object to engage in conduct of that nature or to cause such a result; and

(ii) If the element involves the attendant circumstances, he is aware of the existence of those circumstances or he believes or hopes that they exist.

(f) “ Serious health risk to the unborn child's mother ” means that in reasonable medical judgment, she has a condition that so complicates her medical condition that it necessitates the abortion of her pregnancy to avert her death or to avert serious risk of substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function, not including psychological or emotional conditions. No such condition may be determined to exist if it is based on a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct that she intends to result in her death or in substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.

(g) “ Woman ” means a female human being whether or not she has reached the age of majority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-22-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 22-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-22-5
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to:

(1) Develop standards for determining eligibility for care and treatment under this program;

(2) Assist in the development and expansion of programs for the care and treatment of persons suffering from hemophilia, including self-administration, prevention and home care and other medical and dental procedures and techniques designed to provide maximum control over bleeding episodes typical of this condition;

(3) Extend financial assistance in order to provide diagnosis of and treatment for persons suffering from hemophilia and other related hemorrhagic disorders in obtaining blood, blood derivatives and concentrates and any other such necessary medical, surgical, dental, hospital, outpatient clinic service, rehabilitation or may participate in the cost of blood processing to the extent that such support will facilitate the supplying of blood, blood derivatives and concentrates and other efficacious agents to patients with hemorrhagic disorders.

(4) Employ all necessary administrative personnel as may be provided in its budget to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and

(5) Promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-123-3 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 123-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-123-3
Status: in_force

(1) The Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce shall be administered by the State Department of Health. An advisory board shall be created to assist the department in achieving the purpose of this chapter to be known as the “Mississippi Physician Workforce Advisory Board.” The advisory board shall be composed of the following members:

(a) The Chairman of the State Board of Health or his or her designee.

(b) Two (2) physicians appointed by and from the membership of the Mississippi State Medical Association for a term of three (3) years. Any member appointed under this paragraph may be reappointed for two (2) additional terms.

(c) Two (2) physicians appointed by and from the membership of the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians for a term of three (3) years. Any member appointed under this paragraph may be reappointed for two (2) additional terms.

(d) One (1) physician appointed by and from the membership of each of the following organizations, whose terms shall be for three (3) years and who may be reappointed for two (2) additional terms:

(i) Mississippi Osteopathic Medical Association;

(ii) Mississippi Chapter, American College of Physicians;

(iii) Mississippi Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics;

(iv) Mississippi Chapter, American College of OB-GYN; and

(v) Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association.

(e) Two (2) physician designees of the Dean of the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, who will serve at the will and pleasure of the dean. One (1) of the members appointed under this paragraph must be responsible for Graduate Medical Education at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

(f) The Chair of the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine.

(g) A member of the State Board of Medical Licensure, who will serve at the will and pleasure of that board.

(h) Two (2) designees of the Dean of the William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine, who will serve at the will and pleasure of the dean. One (1) of the designees shall be responsible for GME.

(i) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Economic Council appointed by the president of the council, and who will serve at the will and pleasure of the president.

(j) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Development Authority appointed by the executive director of the authority, who will serve at the will and pleasure of the executive director.

(k) One (1) representative of the Mississippi Hospital Association, who will serve at the will and pleasure of the association.

(l) Two (2) representatives of the Community Health Center Association of Mississippi (CHCAM), who will serve at the will and pleasure of the association.

(2) Vacancies on the advisory board must be filled in a manner consistent with the original appointments.

(3) The advisory board shall establish rules for transacting its business. A majority of the members of the advisory board shall constitute a quorum at all advisory board meetings. An affirmative vote of a majority of the members present and voting shall be required in the making of recommendations by the advisory board. The advisory board shall elect a chair and vice chair from among its members. The chair shall serve for a term of two (2) years, upon the expiration of which the vice chair shall assume the office of chair.

(4) The advisory board shall hold no less than two (2) meetings annually.

(5) The advisory board may form an executive committee for the purpose of transacting business that must be conducted before the next regularly scheduled meeting of the advisory board. All actions taken by the executive committee must be ratified by the advisory board at its next regularly scheduled meeting.

(6) Members of the advisory board shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed, subject to the availability of funding, for mileage and actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending meetings of the advisory board, as provided in Section 25-3-41 .

(7) The advisory board shall be housed at the State Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-147-11 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 147-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-147-11
Status: in_force

(1) An official, employee, or agent of this state shall not block or attempt to block an eligible patient's access to an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device.

(2) Counseling, advice, or a recommendation consistent with medical standards of care from a licensed health care provider shall not be considered a violation of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-133-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 133-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-133-5
Status: in_force

If a patient or the patient's legal guardian has designated a lay caregiver under this chapter, a hospital shall notify the designated lay caregiver of the patient's discharge to the patient's residence or transfer to another licensed facility as soon as practicable. If the hospital is unable to contact the designated lay caregiver, the lack of contact shall not interfere with, delay or otherwise affect the medical care provided to the patient, or an appropriate discharge of the patient.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-31 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-31
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-31
Status: in_force

The following words and phrases shall have the meanings ascribed in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Abortion” means the use or prescription of any instrument, medicine, drug or any other substance or device to terminate the pregnancy of a woman known to be pregnant with an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth, to preserve the life or health of the child after live birth or to remove a dead fetus.

(b) “Medical emergency” means that condition which, on the basis of the physician's best clinical judgment, so complicates a pregnancy as to necessitate an immediate abortion to avert the death of the mother or for which a twenty-four-hour delay will create grave peril of immediate and irreversible loss of major bodily function.

(c) “Probable gestational age of the unborn child” means what, in the judgment of the attending physician, will with reasonable probability be the gestational age of the unborn child at the time the abortion is planned to be performed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 19 / Section 29-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-7
Status: in_force

The term “misbranded parcel, package, or container” means a retail parcel, package, or container of any dangerous caustic or corrosive substance for household use, not bearing a conspicuous, easily legible label or sticker, containing:

(a) The name of the article;

(b) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor;

(c) The word “POISON,” running parallel with the main body of reading matter on said label or sticker, on a clear, plain background of a distinctly contrasting color, in uncondensed gothic capital letters, the letters to be not less than 24 point size, unless there is on said label or sticker no other type so large, in which event the type shall be not smaller than the largest type on the label or sticker, and

(d) Directions for treatment in case of accidental personal injury by the dangerous caustic or corrosive substance. Such directions need not, however, appear on labels or stickers on parcels, packages, or containers at the time of shipment or of delivery for shipment by manufacturers or wholesalers for other than household use.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-11 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 41-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-11
Status: in_force

Any person authorized and empowered to consent to surgical or medical treatment or procedures for himself or another may also waive the medical privilege for himself or the other person and consent to the disclosure of medical information and the making and delivery of copies of medical or hospital records. Any such waiver or consent shall survive the death of the person giving the same. No such waiver shall be needed for the cooperation with the furnishing of information to the State Department of Health, its representatives or employees in the discharge of their official duties. However, the State Department of Health shall not reveal the name of a patient with his case history without having first been authorized to do so by the patient, his personal representative, or legal heirs in case there be no personal representative.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 71-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-9
Status: in_force

The licensing agency, after notice and opportunity for a hearing to the applicant or licensee, is authorized to deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which it finds that the applicant or licensee has failed to comply with the requirements established by this chapter or the rules, regulations or standards promulgated in furtherance of this chapter. Such notice shall be given by registered mail, or by personal service, setting forth the particular reasons for the proposed action and fixing a date of not less than thirty (30) days from the date of such mailing or such personal service, at which time the applicant or licensee shall be given an opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing. On the basis of any such hearing, or upon default of the applicant or licensee, the licensing agency shall make a determination specifying its findings of fact and conclusions of law. A copy of such determination shall be sent by registered mail or served personally upon the applicant or licensee. The decision revoking, suspending or denying the license or application shall become final thirty (30) days after it is so mailed or served, unless the applicant or licensee, within such thirty-day period, appeals the decision to the chancery court pursuant to Section 41-71-11 . The procedure governing hearings shall be in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the licensing agency. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings, and all testimony shall be recorded but need not be transcribed unless the decision is appealed pursuant to Section 41-71-11 . Witnesses may be subpoenaed by either party. Compensation shall be allowed to witnesses as in cases in the chancery court. Each party shall pay the expense of his own witnesses. The cost of the record shall be paid by the licensing agency, but any other party desiring a copy of the transcript shall pay therefor the reasonable cost of preparing the same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-21 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 27-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-21
Status: in_force

When two or more counties act jointly under the mosquito control provisions of this article, especially under the provisions of Section 41-27-19 , the fiscal control thereof, including the apportionment of funds and the payment of expenses in connection with such work, shall be made as provided in Sections 41-27-23 through 41-27-31 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-91-11 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 91-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-91-11
Status: in_force

(1) Data obtained under this chapter directly from the medical records of a patient is for the confidential use of the department and the persons or public or private entities that the department determines are necessary to carry out the intent of this chapter. The data is privileged and may not be divulged or made public in a manner that discloses the identity of an individual whose medical records have been used for obtaining data under this chapter.

(2) Information that may identify an individual whose medical records have been used for obtaining data under this chapter is not available for public inspection under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983.

(3) Statistical information collected under this chapter is public information.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-151 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 11 / Section 21-151
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-151
Status: in_force

There is created in the State Treasury a special interest-bearing fund to be known as the Crisis Intervention Mental Health Fund. The purpose of the fund shall be to provide funding for the seven (7) mental health crisis centers in the state and the Special Treatment Facility located in Harrison County. Monies from the fund derived from assessments under Section 99-19-73 shall be administered and distributed by the State Treasurer upon warrants issued by the Department of Mental Health. The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal-year limitations, and shall consist of: (a) monies appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of funding mental health crisis centers and the Special Treatment Facility; (b) the interest accruing to the fund; (c) monies received under the provisions of Section 99-19-73 ; (d) monies received from the federal government; and (e) monies received from such other sources as may be provided by law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-19 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 27-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-19
Status: in_force

Two or more counties may combine for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article in the respective counties, each county retaining all rights set forth in this article. The commissioners in the counties combined may enter into agreement to employ for purposes of economy, the same director and other personnel for the work of the commission in the counties so combined, all expenses, including salaries, labor, material, and the like being paid by the county in which the work is performed.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-60-34 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 60-34
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-60-34
Status: in_force

(1) There is hereby established the Automated External Defibrillators in Public and Charter Schools Grant Program, which shall be administered by the Department of Health for the purpose of providing funds to entities to supply AEDs in public and charter schools.

(2) For purposes of this section, “ AED ” shall mean an automated external defibrillator as defined in Section 41-60-31 .

(3) The Department of Health shall administer the program with the intent to ensure the health and safety of individuals in public and charter schools. The Department of Health shall promulgate rules and regulations to accomplish the purpose of the program. The Department of Health shall establish criteria for applicants applying on behalf of a school district or charter school.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-95 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-95
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-95
Status: in_force

Sections 41-41-95 through 41-41-99 may be known and cited as the “Federal Abortion-Mandate Opt-Out Act.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-86-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 86-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-86-7
Status: in_force

There is established a Children's Health Insurance Program in Mississippi, which shall be financed by state appropriations and federal matching funds received by the state under the Children's Health Insurance Program established by Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act, as amended.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-63-29 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 63-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-63-29
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 41-63-21 through 41-63-29 , including the confidentiality provided in Sections 41-63-21 through 41-63-29 shall be deemed part of the substantive law of this state enacted for the express legislative purpose of promoting quality patient care through accreditation and quality assurance functions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-25 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 26 / Section 30-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-25
Status: in_force

Upon his or her discharge from, or upon leaving, an approved public or private treatment facility, a patient who was receiving treatment for alcoholism or for drug addiction or dependency shall be encouraged to consent to appropriate outpatient, intermediate care, or other after-care treatment. If it appears to the administrator in charge of the treatment facility, upon the advice of the attending physician, that the patient is an alcoholic or drug addict who requires such help, the division shall make a reasonable effort to arrange for assistance in obtaining supportive services and residential facilities for the patient, such as maintenance in a hotel or halfway house operated by the division or by any other public or private agency.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 41-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-7
Status: in_force

In addition to any other instances in which a consent is excused or implied at law, a consent to surgical or medical treatment or procedures, suggested, recommended, prescribed or directed by a duly licensed physician, will be implied where an emergency exists if there has been no protest or refusal of consent by a person authorized and empowered to consent or, if so, there has been a subsequent change in the condition of the person affected that is material and morbid, and there is no one immediately available who is authorized, empowered, willing and capacitated to consent. For the purposes hereof, an emergency is defined as a situation wherein, in competent medical judgment, the proposed surgical or medical treatment or procedures are immediately or imminently necessary and any delay occasioned by an attempt to obtain a consent would reasonably jeopardize the life, health or limb of the person affected, or would reasonably result in disfigurement or impairment of faculties.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-2 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-2
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-2
Status: in_force

Any person who shall knowingly and willfully violate the lawful order of the county, district or state health officer where that person is afflicted with a life-threatening communicable disease or the causative agent thereof shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) or by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than five (5) years, or by both.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-121 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 29-121
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-121
Status: reserved

SCHEDULE V

(a) Schedule V consists of the drugs and other substances, by whatever official name, common or usual name, chemical name, or brand name designated, listed in this section.

(b) Narcotic drugs. [Reserved]

(c) Narcotic drugs containing nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients. Any compound, mixture or preparation containing any of the following narcotic drugs, or their salts calculated as the free anhydrous base or alkaloid, in limited quantities as set forth below, which also contains one or more nonnarcotic active medicinal ingredients in sufficient proportion to confer upon the compound, mixture or preparation valuable medicinal qualities other than those possessed by the narcotic drug alone:

(1) Not more than two hundred (200) milligrams of codeine, or any of its salts, per one hundred (100) milliliters or per one hundred (100) grams;

(2) Not more than one hundred (100) milligrams of dihydrocodeine, or any of its salts, per one hundred (100) milliliters or per one hundred (100) grams;

(3) Not more than one hundred (100) milligrams of ethylmorphine, or any of its salts, per one hundred (100) milliliters or per one hundred (100) grams;

(4) Not more than two and five-tenths (2.5) milligrams of diphenoxylate and not less than twenty-five (25) micrograms of atropine sulphate per dosage unit;

(5) Not more than one hundred (100) milligrams of opium per one hundred (100) milliliters or per one hundred (100) grams;

(6) Not more than five-tenths (0.5) milligram of difenoxin and not less than twenty-five (25) micrograms of atropine sulfate per dosage unit.

(d) Stimulants. Unless specifically excepted or listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substance, including its salts, isomers and salts of isomers: Pyrovalerone.

(e) Depressants. Unless specifically exempted or excluded or unless listed in another schedule, any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a depressant effect on the central nervous system, including their salts, isomers and salts of isomers:

(1) Brivaracetam ((2S)-2-[(4R)-2-oxo-4-propylpyrrolidin-1-yl] butanamide) (also referred to as BRV; UCB-34714; Briviact);

(2) Cenobamate ([(1R)-1-2-chlorophenyl)-2-tetrazol-2-yl)ethyl] carbamate; 2H-tetrazole-2-ethanol, alpha-(2-chlorophenyl)-, carbamate (ester), (alphaR)-; carbamic acid (R)-(+)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(2H-tetrazol-2-yl)ethyl ester);

(3) Ezogabine [N-[2-amino-4-(4-flourobenzylamino)-phenyl]-carbamic acid ethyl ester(2H-tetrazol-2-yl)ethyl ester);

(4) Ganaxolone (3a-hydroxy-3b-methyl-5a-pregnan-20-one);

(5) Lacosamide [(R)-2-acetoamido-N-benzyl-3-methoxy-propionamide];

(6) Lasmiditan [2,4,6-trifluoro-N-(6-(1-methylpiperidine-4-carbonyl)pyridine-2-yl-benzamide];

(7) Pregabalin [(S)-3-(aminomethyl)-5-methylhexanoic acid].

(f) Any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of a Schedule V controlled substance and is listed as an exempt substance in 21 CFR, Section 1308.22 , 1308.24 , 1308.26 , 1308.32 or 1308.34 , shall be exempted from the provisions of the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-259 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 19-259
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-259
Status: in_force

Persons admitted to the facilities shall be assessed support and maintenance costs in accordance with the provisions of the state reimbursement laws as they apply to other state institutions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-27 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 30-27
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-27
Status: in_force

(1)(a) A person may be admitted to an approved public or private treatment facility for emergency care and treatment upon a decree of the chancery court accepting an application for admission thereto accompanied by the certificate of two (2) licensed physicians. The application shall be to the chancery court of the county of such person's residence and may be made by any one (1) of the following: Either certifying physician, the patient's spouse or guardian, any relative of the patient, or any other person responsible for health, safety or welfare of all or part of the citizens within said chancery court's territorial jurisdiction. The application shall state facts to support the need for immediate commitment, including factual allegations showing that the person to be committed has threatened, attempted or actually inflicted physical harm upon himself or another. The physicians' certificates shall state that they examined the person within two (2) days of the certificate date and shall set out the facts to support the physicians' conclusion that the person is an alcoholic or drug addict who has lost the power of self-control with respect to the use of alcoholic beverages or habit-forming drugs and that unless immediately committed he is likely to inflict physical harm upon himself or others. A hearing on such applications shall be heard by the chancery court in term time or in vacation, and the hearing shall be held in the presence of the person sought to be admitted unless he fail or refuse to attend. Notice of the hearing shall be given to the person sought to be admitted, as soon as practicable after the examination by the certifying physicians, and the person sought to be admitted shall have an opportunity to be represented by counsel, and shall be entitled to have compulsory process for the attendance of witnesses.

(b) For the purpose of this section, the term “drug addict” shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Section 41-31-1(d) .

(2) The chancery judge may refuse an application if in his opinion the application and certificate fail to sustain the grounds for commitment. Upon acceptance of the application after hearing thereon and decree sustaining the application by the judge, the person shall be transported to the facility by a peace officer, health officer, the applicant for commitment, the patient's spouse or the patient's guardian. The person shall be retained at the facility that admitted him, or be transferred to any other appropriate treatment resource, until discharged pursuant to subsection (3).

(3) The attending physician shall discharge any person committed pursuant to this section when he determines that the grounds for commitment no longer exist, but no person committed pursuant to this section shall be retained in any facility for more than five (5) days.

(4) The application filed pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall also contain an affidavit for involuntary commitment pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 . If the application for emergency involuntary commitment is accepted under subsection (2) of this section, the chancery judge shall order a hearing on the affidavit for commitment pursuant to Title 41, Chapter 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , to be held on the fifth day of such involuntary emergency commitment, the provisions of Section 41-31-5 regarding the time of hearing to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that at the time of such involuntary commitment the alleged alcoholic or drug addict shall be served with a citation to appear at said hearing and shall have an opportunity to be represented by counsel.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-51-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 51-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-51-9
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for the orderly administration and enforcement of this chapter, not inconsistent with the provisions thereof, and shall spread same upon the minutes to be kept in his office. The commissioner shall prescribe and supply the necessary and proper forms to be used in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.

The commissioner shall also obtain and keep in his office a minute book which shall be plainly identified as a record of the things had and done in carrying out the administration of this chapter, and for the proper recordation of the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder. Every licensee shall be furnished a copy of such rules and regulations when a license is issued. No amendment to a rule or regulation containing a penalty for the violation thereof shall become effective in less than thirty (30) days from the date of such amendment, and the date of such amendment must be spread upon the minutes of the commission.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-83-21 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 11 / Section 83-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-83-21
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding language to the contrary elsewhere contained herein, if a licensed physician certifies in writing to an insurer within seventy-two (72) hours of an admission that the insured person admitted was in need of immediate hospital care for emergency services, such shall constitute a prima facie case of the medical necessity of the admission. To overcome this, the entity requesting the utilization review and/or the private review agent must show by clear and convincing evidence that the admitted person was not in need of immediate hospital care.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-19 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 19 / Section 73-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-19
Status: in_force

The authority may employ legal counsel, technical experts and such other officers, agents and employees, permanent or temporary, as it deems necessary to carry out the efficient operation of the authority, and shall determine their qualifications, duties, compensation and terms of office. The members may delegate to one or more agents or employees of the authority such administrative duties as they deem proper.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 75-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-5
Status: in_force

No person as defined in Section 41-7-173 , acting severally or jointly with any other person, shall establish, conduct, operate or maintain an ambulatory surgical facility or an abortion facility or a freestanding emergency room or a post-acute residential brain injury rehabilitation facility in this state without a license under this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-37-23 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 37-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-37-23
Status: in_force

The executive officer of the Mississippi State Board of Health or a county health officer may petition in like manner as is provided in Section 41-37-9 a circuit judge, chancellor, or county judge in any county in which a person dies or where the body of such deceased person may be, and such circuit judge, chancellor, or county judge may order an autopsy to be performed upon the body of such deceased person in the interest of public health and welfare in cases where the cause of death is not known and cannot be determined with reasonable certainty without an autopsy and when it would appear to such judge or chancellor by such petition and evidence in support thereof that death may have been due to communicable disease or contagious disease or to poison, foreign substance, radiation or for any other reason exact knowledge as to which would be of benefit to the public health and welfare. In such cases the same fees as specified in criminal investigations to the autopsy physician and chemist shall be allowed by the board of supervisors out of the general fund of the county in which such petition is filed, except that no fee shall be allowed and paid to any physician or chemist who is a regular salaried employee of the state or county. A copy of the report of the autopsy physician and chemist in such cases shall be filed with the clerk of the court in which such order was entered, with the county health officer of such county and with the executive officer of the state board of health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-140 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 21-140
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-140
Status: in_force

A law enforcement officer shall transport the person who is in crisis to the appropriate health care facility in the county or outside of the county at the request of the crisis intervention team or mobile crisis response team.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-87-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 87-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-87-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-103-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 103-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-103-1
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Task Force on Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, which will be responsible for making available state-of-the-art information on heart disease and stroke education, prevention and treatment to health care providers in Mississippi. The task force will serve as a consensus group designed to coordinate efforts in heart disease and stroke education, prevention and treatment.

(2) The task force will consist of nineteen (19) members. Membership of the task force will include one (1) representative from each of the following agencies, organizations or entities, as designated by each respective agency, organization or entity:

(a) State Department of Health;

(b) State Department of Education;

(c) Division of Medicaid, Office of the Governor;

(d) State Department of Health, Division of Emergency Medical Services;

(e) American Heart Association (Southeast Affiliate--Mississippi);

(f) Mississippi State Medical Association;

(g) Mississippi Nurses Association;

(h) Mississippi Hospital Association;

(i) Mississippi Primary Health Care Association;

(j) University of Mississippi Medical Center;

(k) Mississippi Chronic Illness Coalition;

(l) Mississippi Alliance for School Health;

(m) Information and Quality Health Care;

(n) Mississippi Association of Health System Pharmacists;

(o) Health Research and Educational Foundation, Inc.; and

(p) Association of Black Cardiologists.

(3) In addition to the members designated in subsection (2), membership of the task force will consist of the following persons:

(a) One (1) member of the Mississippi House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House;

(b) One (1) member of the Mississippi Senate, appointed by the Lieutenant Governor; and

(c) One (1) person appointed by the Governor.

(4) At its first meeting, the task force shall elect a chairman and other necessary officers from among its membership. The chairman and other officers shall be elected annually by the task force. The task force shall adopt bylaws and rules for its efficient operation. The task force may establish committees that will be responsible for conducting specific task force programs or activities.

(5) The task force shall meet and conduct business at least quarterly. All meetings of the task force and any committees of the task force will be open to the public, with opportunities for public comment provided on a regular basis. Notice of all meetings shall be given as provided in the Open Meetings Act ( Section 25-41-1 et seq. ) and appropriate notice also shall be given to all persons so requesting of the date, time and place of each meeting. Ten (10) members of the task force will constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

(6) The task force is assigned to the State Department of Health for administrative purposes only, and the department shall designate staff to assist the task force. The task force will have a line item in the budget of the State Department of Health and will be financed through the department's annual appropriation.

(7) Members of the task force who are not legislators, state officials or state employees may be compensated at the per diem rate authorized by Section 25-3-69 and may be reimbursed in accordance with Section 25-3-41 for mileage and actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Legislative members of the task force will be paid from the contingent expense funds of their respective houses in the same manner as provided for committee meetings when the Legislature is not in session. However, legislative members will not be paid per diem or expenses for attending meetings of the task force while the Legislature is in session. No task force member may incur per diem, travel or other expenses unless previously authorized by vote, at a meeting of the task force, which action must be recorded in the official minutes of the meeting. Nonlegislative members may be paid from any funds made available to the task force for that purpose.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-65 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 59-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-65
Status: in_force

Either a public or private ambulance service licensed and regulated by the State Board of Health desiring to offer such a membership subscription program shall make application for permit to conduct and implement such program to the State Board of Health. The application shall be made upon forms in accordance with procedures established by the board and shall contain the following:

(a) The name and address of the owner of the ambulance service;

(b) The name in which the applicant is doing business;

(c) The location and description of the place or places from which the ambulance service operates;

(d) The places or areas in which the ambulance service intends to conduct and operate a membership subscription program; and

(e) Such other information as the board shall deem necessary.

Each application for a permit shall be accompanied by a permit fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), which shall be paid to the board. The permit shall be issued to expire the next ensuing December 31. The permit issued under this section may be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), which shall be paid to the board. Renewal of any permit issued under this section shall require conformance with all requirements of this chapter. Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-85-21 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 85-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-85-21
Status: in_force

An up-to-date, interdisciplinary record of care being given and patient and family status shall be kept. Records shall contain pertinent past and current medical, nursing, social and other therapeutic information and such other information that is necessary for the safe and adequate care of the patient and the family. Notations regarding all aspects of care for the patient and family shall be made in the record. When services are terminated, the record shall show the date and reason for termination.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-41 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 55-41
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-41
Status: in_force

If compensation is to be paid to any member of the board of directors of an air ambulance service district, it shall be paid by the district from any funds available. In no event shall such compensation exceed the sum of Twenty-two Dollars and Fifty Cents ($22.50) per day.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-25-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-25-1
Status: in_force

The State Board of Health shall have authority to make such sanitary investigations and prepare such rules and regulations governing the disinfection and sanitation of public buildings and vehicles as it may deem necessary for the protection and improvement of health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-90-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 90-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-90-5
Status: in_force

(1) There is established a program of early hearing detection and intervention for newborns, infants and toddlers in the State of Mississippi who have impaired hearing. It is the purpose of this early hearing detection and intervention program to:

(a) Identify such children near birth in order that they and their parents or caregivers may be assisted in obtaining education, training, medical, diagnostic and therapeutic services, and other assistance necessary to enable them to become productive citizens of the state;

(b) Provide the state with the information necessary to effectively plan and establish a comprehensive system of developmentally appropriate services for deaf and hearing impaired infants and toddlers; and

(c) Reduce the likelihood of secondary disabling conditions for such children.

(2) The State Department of Health, as “lead agency” for the implementation of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and in accordance with the provisions of the Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers ( Section 41-87-1 through Section 41-87-19 ), shall administer the early hearing detection and intervention program. The State Part C Coordinator is designated as the director of the early hearing detection and intervention program and is charged with its administration. The State Part C Coordinator may designate a staff person (or persons) to carry out the provisions of this section. All hospitals in the state and other providers of services that have established hearing screening procedures for infants and toddlers ages birth through two (2) shall report to the State Part C Coordinator the results of all screening procedures. All persons and providers in the state who perform a diagnostic hearing evaluation on an infant or toddler (birth through age 2 years) referred as a result of a newborn hearing screening failure, shall report the results of the diagnostic hearing evaluation to the State Part C Coordinator within two (2) business days after their completion. The aforementioned persons and providers shall also report to the State Part C Coordinator the results of all diagnostic hearing evaluations of infants and toddlers (birth through age 2 years), including appropriate personal and identifying information, when those results confirm the presence of a hearing impairment consistent with Section 41-90-1(2) . The information compiled and maintained in the early hearing detection and intervention program shall be kept confidential in accordance with the applicable requirements and provisions of the Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers ( Section 41-87-1 through Section 41-87-19 ) and Part C of IDEA. Families of all identified children with hearing impairments will be provided information on the availability of services in the state for children with hearing impairments, including those provided in accordance with Part C of IDEA through the statewide infant and toddler early intervention system.

(3) The director of the early hearing detection and intervention program or his or her designee shall facilitate the reporting of infants and toddlers who fail to pass hearing screening or follow-up diagnostic hearing evaluation by hospitals or any other person or provider of services, as provided in subsection (2) of this section. Reports may be submitted to the early hearing detection and intervention program through the use of prepaid envelopes, sending of facsimiles, or telephone via statewide toll free number, or by other designated electronic data transmission process. It is the purpose of this subsection to facilitate the reporting of infants and toddlers who may have impaired hearing. The reporting requirements shall be designed to be as simple as possible and easily completed by nonprofessional persons when necessary.

(4) The State Board of Health may adopt rules and regulations that the board considers necessary to implement this section with input from the advisory committee established in Section 41-90-7 . The board in its rules and regulations may specify the types of information to be provided to the State Part C Coordinator for the early hearing detection and intervention program. The State Department of Health may:

(a) Execute contracts that the department deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section;

(b) Obtain data from medical records for children suspected of having hearing impairments that are in the custody or under the control of laboratories, hospitals, audiologists, physicians, or other health care providers to record and analyze the data related to the child's hearing impairment or suspected hearing impairment;

(c) Provide guidance on protocols and equipment to be utilized during diagnostic hearing evaluations of infants and toddlers;

(d) Compile and publish statistical and other studies derived from the patient data obtained under this section to provide in an accessible form information that is useful to physicians, other medical personnel, the State Department of Education, the Legislature and the general public;

(e) Comply with requirements as necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amounts and in the most advantageous portions possible; and

(f) Receive and use gifts made for the purpose of this section.

(5) Data obtained by the establishment of the early hearing detection and intervention program that is taken directly from the medical records of a patient is for the confidential use of the State Department of Health and the persons or public or private entities that the department determines are necessary to carry out the intent of the program. The data is privileged and may not be divulged or made public in a manner that discloses the identity of an individual whose medical records have been used for obtaining data for the early hearing detection and intervention program. Information that may identify an individual whose medical records have been used for obtaining data for this section is not available for public inspection under the Mississippi Public Records Act of 1983. Statistical information collected under this section is public information.

(6) The following persons who act in compliance with this section are not civilly or criminally liable for furnishing information required by this section: a hospital, clinical laboratory or other health care facility, an audiologist, an administrator, officer or employee of a hospital or other health care facility, and a physician or employee of a physician.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-123-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 123-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-123-5
Status: in_force

The Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce shall have the following powers and duties, at a minimum:

(a) Developing the administrative policy for the advisory board and the office;

(b) Developing and implementing strategies and activities for the office and for the implementation of an evolving strategic plan to provide for the physician workforce needs of Mississippi. In developing these strategies, the Office of Mississippi Physician Workforce and the advisory board shall seek the input of various organizations and entities including the Mississippi State Medical Association, the Mississippi Academy of Family Physicians, the Mississippi Chapters of the American College of Physicians, American Academy of Pediatrics, and American College of OB-GYN, the Mississippi Medical and Surgical Association, and the Mississippi Osteopathic Medicine Association;

(c) Establishing a budget to support the activities of the office and periodically reviewing and if appropriate, revising, that budget to meet its mission; and

(d) Reviewing the activities of the office and guiding the office in accomplishing the strategic goal of providing Mississippi's physician workforce needs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-135-3 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 135-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-135-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings as defined in this section:

(a) “ Prenatal ” means the period between conception to birth.

(b) “ Perinatal ” means the period from twenty-two (22) weeks of gestation to twenty-eight (28) days after birth.

(c) “ Public place ” means a place of increased patient traffic within the maternal health care facility such as a lobby area or waiting room.

(d) “ Maternal health care facility ” means any facility that provides prenatal or perinatal care, including, but not limited to, hospitals, clinics and other physician facilities.

(e) “ Maternal health care provider ” means any physician, nurse or other authorized practitioner that attends to pregnant women and mothers of infants.

(f) “Breast-Feeding in Mississippi: Guidelines” is the statement of rights required by Section 41-135-7 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-7
Status: in_force

The term “misbranded parcel, package, or container” means a retail parcel, package, or container of any dangerous caustic or corrosive substance for household use, not bearing a conspicuous, easily legible label or sticker, containing:

(a) The name of the article;

(b) The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, seller, or distributor;

(c) The word “POISON,” running parallel with the main body of reading matter on said label or sticker, on a clear, plain background of a distinctly contrasting color, in uncondensed gothic capital letters, the letters to be not less than 24 point size, unless there is on said label or sticker no other type so large, in which event the type shall be not smaller than the largest type on the label or sticker, and

(d) Directions for treatment in case of accidental personal injury by the dangerous caustic or corrosive substance. Such directions need not, however, appear on labels or stickers on parcels, packages, or containers at the time of shipment or of delivery for shipment by manufacturers or wholesalers for other than household use.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-39 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 67-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-39
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not be engaged in the business of removing and disposing of the sludge and liquid waste (septage) from individual on-site wastewater disposal systems in this state unless that person has a valid certificate issued by the department.

(2) The department shall issue a certificate to a pumper if the pumper:

(a) Completes an application form that complies with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter;

(b) Satisfactorily completes the certified pumper training program provided by the department;

(c) Satisfactorily complies with the requirements of his/her pumping and hauling equipment;

(d) Provides documentation of a disposal site approved by the Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Pollution Control;

(e) Pays the license fee once every three (3) years; any increase in the fee charged by the department under this paragraph shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 ; and

(f) Provides proof of having a valid general business liability insurance policy in effect with liability limits of at least Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) per occurrence and at least One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) in total aggregate amount.

(3) Each pumper or designated agent thereof, upon request, shall furnish proof of certification to an individual before entering a contract with that individual for the removing and disposing of the sludge and liquid waste (septage) from an individual on-site wastewater disposal system.

(4) The department shall disseminate to the public an official list of certified pumpers.

(5) If any person operates in the state as a certified pumper without a license by the board, the board, after due notice and opportunity for a hearing, may impose a monetary penalty not to exceed Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) for each violation.

(6) The department may suspend or revoke a pumper certification if the pumper disposes of septage or other liquid waste in an unpermitted or unapproved site and/or violates this chapter or rules and regulations under this chapter.

(7) A municipal wastewater treatment facility may make a site available for certified pumpers to dispose of septic or other liquid waste.

(8) The department shall provide for renewal of certifications once every three (3) years.

(9) The department must provide for renewal pumper certifications to be applied for at the local department offices.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-77-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 77-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-77-1
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Birthing center” shall mean a publicly or privately owned facility, place or institution constructed, renovated, leased or otherwise established where nonemergency births are planned to occur away from the mother's usual residence following a documented period of prenatal care for a normal uncomplicated pregnancy which has been determined to be low risk through a formal risk scoring examination. Care provided in a birthing center shall be provided by a licensed physician, or certified nurse midwife, and a registered nurse. Services provided in a birthing center shall be limited in the following manner: (i) surgical services shall be limited to those normally performed during uncomplicated childbirth, such as episiotomy and repair, and shall not include operative obstetrics or caesarean sections; (ii) labor shall not be inhibited, stimulated or augmented with chemical agents during the first or second stage of labor; (iii) systemic analgesia may be administered and local anesthesia for pudendal block and episiotomy repair may be performed. General and conductive anesthesia shall not be administered at birthing centers; (iv) patients shall not remain in the facility in excess of twenty-four (24) hours.

Hospitals are excluded from the definition of a “birthing center” unless they choose to and are qualified to designate a portion or part of the hospital as a birthing center, and nothing herein shall be construed as referring to the usual service provided the pregnant female in the obstetric-gynecology service of an acute care hospital. Such facility or center, as heretofore stated, shall include the offices of physicians in private practice alone or in groups of two (2) or more; and such facility or center rendering service to pregnant female persons, as stated heretofore and by the rules and regulations promulgated by the licensing agency in furtherance thereof, shall be deemed to be a “birthing center” whether using a similar or different name. Such center or facility if in any manner is deemed to be or considered to be operated or owned by a hospital or a hospital holding leasing or management company, for profit or not for profit, is required to comply with all birthing center standards governing a “hospital affiliated” birthing center as adopted by the licensing authority.

(b) “Hospital affiliated” birthing center shall mean a separate and distinct unit of a hospital or a building owned, leased, rented or utilized by a hospital and located in the same county as the hospital for the purpose of providing the service of a “birthing center.” Such center or facility is not required to be licensed separately, and may operate under the license issued to the hospital if it is in compliance with Section 41-9-1 et seq. , where applicable, and the rules and regulations promulgated by the licensing agency in furtherance thereof.

(c) “Freestanding” birthing center shall mean a separate and distinct facility or center or a separate and distinct organized unit of a hospital or other defined persons ( Section 41-7-173(p) ) for the purpose of performing the service of a “birthing center.” Such facility or center must be separately licensed and must comply with all licensing standards promulgated by the licensing agency by virtue of this chapter. Further, such facility or center must be a separate, identifiable entity and must be physically, administratively and financially independent from other operations of any hospital or other health care facility or service and shall maintain a separate and required staff, including administrative staff. Further, any “birthing center” licensed as a “freestanding” center shall not become a component of any hospital or other health care facility without securing a “certificate of need.”

(d) “Licensing agency” shall mean the State Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-85 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 21-85
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-85
Status: in_force

All costs of the hearing or appeal under Section 41-21-83 , including, but not limited to, costs of all writs, notices, petitions, appeals, and attorney's fees and transportation of the patient to and from the place of the hearing shall be borne by the treatment facility in those instances where the patient is indigent, provided that if the patient is not indigent, all costs shall be taxed to the patient.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-28-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 28-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-28-5
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to:

(a) Assist in the development and expansion of educational programs for persons suffering from diabetes, including self-administration, prevention and home care and other medical and dental procedures and techniques designed to provide maximum control over any episodes typical of this condition;

(b) Enter into agreements with nonprofit organizations for the dissemination of such public information, through all forms of news media, local chapters or organizations, and other persons qualified to perform such functions;

(c) Employ all necessary administrative personnel as may be provided in its budget to carry out the provisions of this chapter; and

(d) Promulgate all rules and regulations necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-39 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 73-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-39
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used for the payment of all or part of the cost of or for the making of a loan in the amount of all or part of the cost of the hospital equipment or the hospital facilities for which such bonds have been authorized or for the refunding of outstanding bonds of the authority and, at the option of the authority, for the deposit into a reserve fund or reserve funds for the bonds; provided that the authority shall be paid an amount of money equal to all of the authority's out-of-pocket expenses and costs in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of such bonds including, without limitation, all financing, legal (including bond and underwriter's counsel), accounting, financial, advisory, blue sky, printing and other expenses and costs in issuing such bonds, including also initial fees paid to the trustee of the bond issue and to any party servicing the leases, installment purchase contracts and loan agreements for the authority, and the costs of obtaining insurance, guarantees and letters of credit securing payment of the bonds and the lease, loan and installment purchase payments, plus an amount of money equal to the compensation paid to any employee of the authority for the time such employee has spent on activities relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of such bonds, utilizing therefor money from the proceeds of the sale and delivery of bonds issued in accordance with this act. Bond proceeds shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as may be determined by the authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-29 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 73-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-29
Status: in_force

The authority shall have the following duties:

(1) To invest any funds not needed for immediate disbursement, including any funds held in reserve, in one or more of the following:

(a) Obligations of any municipality or the state or the United States of America;

(b) Obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the state or the United States of America;

(c) Obligations of any corporation wholly owned by the United States of America;

(d) Obligations of any corporation sponsored by the United States of America which are or may become eligible as collateral for advances to member banks as determined by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System;

(e) Certificates or any other evidence of ownership interest in obligations of or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the United States of America or in specified portions thereof, which may consist of the principal thereof or the interest thereon;

(f) Certificates of deposit or time deposits of qualified depositories of the state as approved by the State Depository Commission, secured in such manner, if any, as the authority shall determine;

(g) Contracts for the purchase and sale of obligations of the type specified in items (a) through (e) above;

(h) Repurchase agreements secured by obligations specified in items (a) through (e) above; or

(i) Money market funds, the assets of which are required to be invested in obligations specified in items (a) through (f) above;

(j) Any investments authorized for the investment of funds of certain hospitals pursuant to Section 27-105-365 .

(2) To fix, revise from time to time, charge and collect fees and other charges, as the authority determines to be reasonable, in connection with its loans, leases, sales, advances, insurance, commitments and servicing;

(3) To cooperate with and exchange services, personnel and information with any federal, state or local governmental agency;

(4) To sell, at public or private sale, with or without public bidding, any loan or other obligation held by the authority;

(5) To adopt rules and regulations which enhance the probability that hospital institutions will use for such purposes all bond proceeds which are available to finance hospital equipment and hospital facilities; and

(6) To do any act necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter or reasonably implied from it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-113 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 39-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-113
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may refuse to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part by:

(1) A record signed by:

(A) The individual; or

(B) Subject to subsection (b), another individual acting at the direction of the individual if the individual is physically unable to sign;

(2) The individual's will, whether or not the will is admitted to probate or invalidated after the individual's death; or

(3) Any form of communication made by the individual during the individual's terminal illness or injury addressed to at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness.

(b) A record signed pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) must:

(1) Be witnessed by at least two (2) adults, at least one (1) of whom is a disinterested witness, who have signed at the request of the individual; and

(2) State that it has been signed and witnessed as provided in paragraph (1).

(c) An individual who has made a refusal may amend or revoke the refusal:

(1) In the manner provided in subsection (a) for making a refusal;

(2) By subsequently making an anatomical gift pursuant to Section 41-39-109 that is inconsistent with the refusal; or

(3) By destroying or canceling the record evidencing the refusal, or the portion of the record used to make the refusal, with the intent to revoke the refusal.

(d) Except as otherwise provided in Section 41-39-115(h), in the absence of an express, contrary indication by the individual set forth in the refusal, an individual's unrevoked refusal to make an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part bars all other persons from making an anatomical gift of the individual's body or part.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-137.1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 29-137.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-137.1
Status: in_force

The medical director of a licensed hospice, in his or her discretion, may prescribe controlled substances for a patient of the hospice for terminal disease pain without having an in-person face-to-face visit with the patient before issuing the prescription. The provisions of this section supersede the provisions of any rule or regulation of a licensing agency to the contrary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-154 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 29-154
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-154
Status: in_force

Any controlled substance or paraphernalia seized under the authority of this article or any other law of Mississippi or of the United States, shall be destroyed, adulterated and disposed of or otherwise rendered harmless and disposed of, upon written authorization of the director, Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Revenue or the State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, as applicable, after such substance or paraphernalia has served its usefulness as evidence or after such substance or paraphernalia is no longer useful for training or demonstration purposes.

A record of the disposition of such substances and paraphernalia and the method of destruction or adulteration employed along with the names of witnesses to such destruction or adulteration shall be retained by the director.

No substance or paraphernalia shall be disposed of, destroyed or rendered harmless under the authority of this section without an order from the director, Commissioner of the Mississippi Department of Revenue or the State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, as applicable, and without at least two (2) officers or agents of the bureau present as witnesses.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-133-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 133-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-133-1
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(a) “ Aftercare ” means any assistance provided by a designated lay caregiver to an individual under this chapter after the patient's discharge from a hospital. The assistance may include tasks that are limited to the patient's condition at the time of discharge that do not require a licensed professional.

(b) “ Discharge ” means a patient's exit or release from a hospital to the patient's residence after any inpatient stay.

(c) “ Hospital ” means a facility licensed under the provisions of Section 41-9-1 et seq.

(d) “ Lay caregiver ” means any individual eighteen (18) years of age or older, including next-of-kin, duly designated as a lay caregiver under this chapter who provides aftercare assistance to a patient in the patient's residence.

(e) “ Residence ” means a dwelling considered by a patient to be his or her home, not including any hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, assisted living facility or group home licensed by the State Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-19 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 71-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-19
Status: in_force

Information received by the licensing agency through filed reports, inspection, or as otherwise authorized under this chapter, shall not be disclosed publicly in such manner as to identify individuals, except in proceedings involving the question of licensure; however, the licensing agency may utilize statistical data concerning types of services and the utilization of those services for home health care agencies in performing the statutory duties imposed upon it by Section 41-7-171, et seq. and regulations necessarily promulgated for participation in the medicare or medicaid programs.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-203 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-203
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-203
Status: in_force

It is the policy of the State of Mississippi to provide improved access to hospital and other health services for rural residents of the State of Mississippi and to promote regionalization of rural health services in Mississippi.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-21 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 71-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-21
Status: in_force

Any person or persons or other entity or entities establishing, managing or operating a home health agency or conducting the business of a home health agency without the required license, or which otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules, regulations or standards promulgated and established in furtherance of this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) for each offense. Each day of a continuing violation shall be considered a separate offense. The licensing agency may seek injunctive relief in the event it deems such action necessary after consulting with the state attorney general.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-61-79 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 61-79
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-61-79
Status: in_force

(1) The county medical examiner, county medical examiner investigator or deputies thereof may be furnished by the board of supervisors of the county:

(a) A two-way radio for countywide communication, using similar frequencies to those used by the sheriff. The responsibility for the installation, maintenance and removal of such equipment may be vested in the sheriff by the board of supervisors.

(b) A pager/beeper which can be employed countywide.

(c) A morgue or morgue facilities with proper examination equipment as directed by the State Medical Examiner. The facility may be at a hospital, funeral home or other suitable location. The county may contract with an individual or establishment to provide these facilities.

(d) A camera suitable for crime-scene or death-scene photography, plus film and processing.

(e) Body bags and cloth sheets, as needed.

(2) The county medical examiner or county medical examiner investigator may be furnished by the board of supervisors of the county with:

(a) A vehicle.

(b) Any other equipment, facilities or personnel deemed necessary by the medical examiners and by the board of supervisors of that county.

(3) The vehicle used by a medical examiner in the performance of his duties shall be considered to be an emergency vehicle and may be equipped with standard emergency flashing lights, siren and a two-way radio for countywide communication, using similar frequencies to those used by the County Emergency Communications District.

(4) The costs of any equipment or facilities purchased and the compensation of any persons employed under the authority of this section shall be paid from the general county fund or any other funds which may be made available to the board of supervisors for such purchases or employment of personnel.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-35 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 11 / Section 59-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-35
Status: in_force

(1) An emergency medical technician certificate so issued shall be valid for a period not exceeding two (2) years from the date of issuance and may be renewed upon payment of a renewal fee to be fixed by the board, which shall be paid to the board, provided that the holder meets the qualifications set forth in this Chapter 59 and Chapter 60 and rules and regulations promulgated by the board. Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this subsection shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .

(2) The board is authorized to suspend or revoke a certificate so issued at any time it is determined that the holder no longer meets the prescribed qualifications.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or association to, in any manner, represent himself, herself or itself as an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Critical Care, or Emergency Medical Services Driver, or use in connection with his or its name the words or letters of EMT, emt, paramedic, critical care paramedic, or any other letters, words, abbreviations or insignia which would indicate or imply that he, she or it is an Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Critical Care, or Emergency Medical Services Driver, unless certified in accordance with Chapters 59 and 60 of this title and in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the board; or a person who has a privilege to practice under the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact. 1 It shall be unlawful to employ an uncertified Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, or Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Critical Care to provide basic or advanced life-support services.

(4) The department may develop, in conjunction with the Mississippi Insurance Department, a coordinated entity to provide a statewide system of nontransport emergency medical services for emergency medical personnel governed by the Division of Emergency Medical Services that includes medical control protocols, a quality management system, charting platform and data reporting system.

(5) An EMT, EMT-A, EMR, or Paramedic may transport a police dog injured in the line of duty to a veterinary clinic, hospital emergency department or similar facility if there are no persons requiring medical attention or transport at that time. For the purposes of this subsection, “ police dog ” means a dog owned or used by a law enforcement department or agency in the course of the department or agency's work, including a search and rescue dog, service dog, accelerant detection canine, or other dog that is in use by a county, municipal, or state law enforcement agency.

(6) Any Emergency Medical Technician-Basic, Emergency Medical Technician-Advanced, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic Critical Care, or Emergency Medical Services Driver who violates or fails to comply with these statutes or the rules and regulations promulgated by the board under these statutes shall be subject, after due notice and hearing, to an administrative fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 67-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-9
Status: in_force

(1) All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems on July 1, 2014, shall be grandfathered in until a valid complaint is registered with a county department of health or until a property owner requests an inspection by the department.

(2) All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be considered acceptable provided the following requirements are met:

(a) The existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system and all treated effluent is contained on the property of the generator;

(b) No evidence that any insufficiently treated effluent is leaving the property of the generator or has been seeping to the surface of the ground;

(c) Centralized wastewater treatment systems are not available;

(d) If a private water supply well is present, the well should be located at a higher elevation than the disposal system and is protected from surface contamination by a concrete slab of a thickness of at least four (4) inches extending at least two (2) feet in all directions from the well casing; and

(e) If an advanced treatment system is used, the property owner shall be required to contact an authorized representative of a certified manufacturer of the specific advanced treatment system to provide a continuous maintenance agreement or provide the property owner training to become a qualified homeowner maintenance provider.

(3) Owners of property on which an existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall be required by the department to meet Section 41-67-6 or Section 41-67-21 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-51-13 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 51-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-51-13
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of every person operating a disposal plant or rendering plant to apply to the commissioner for a license to operate such establishment, and no person shall engage in this state in the business of operating such a disposal plant or rendering plant without first having obtained for each such disposal plant so operated by him, or in his behalf, a license pursuant to this chapter.

Said commissioner shall keep a record of all applications for licenses, showing all issued, denied or revoked by him and such other facts as he may prescribe. The application for a license shall be made on a form to be supplied by the commissioner, and shall show the location of each establishment and the name and address of the owner and the name and address of the lessor or lessee. Such application shall also set forth the particular method or methods which the applicant intends to employ, or is employing, in the transportation and in the disposal or processing of poultry by-products or the bodies of such dead animals; the number and location of all substations he desires to operate, if any; the number and kind of vehicles he will use; and such other essential information thereto as the commissioner, by his rules and regulations, may require.

The application shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person applying for the licensing that the facts set forth therein are true and correct.

Such application shall be accompanied by an initial fee of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each disposal plant or rendering plant, Five Dollars ($5.00) for each substation operated in conjunction therewith, and Five Dollars ($5.00) for each vehicle unit used in transportation of the poultry by-products, bodies of dead animals and products of said rendering operation. Like fees shall be paid to the commissioner annually for each renewal thereof. All fees collected under the provisions of this chapter shall be deposited in the general fund in the state treasury.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-145 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 39-145
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-145
Status: in_force

In applying and construing Sections 41-39-101 through 41-39-149 , consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 11 / Section 125-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-7
Status: in_force

(1) Separate licenses are required for PPEC centers maintained on separate premises, even though they are operated under the same management. Separate licenses are not required for separate buildings on the same grounds.

(2) An applicant or licensee shall pay a fee for each license application and annual license renewal under this chapter and applicable rules. The amount of the fee shall be Twenty Dollars ($20.00) for each licensed bed in the PPEC, with a minimum fee of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and a maximum fee of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00). Any increase in the fee charged by the licensing agency under this subsection shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .

(3) County-operated or municipally operated PPEC centers applying for licensure under this chapter are exempt from the payment of license fees.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-113-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 113-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-113-5
Status: in_force

(1) The Office of Tobacco Control shall be under the management of a director, who shall be appointed by the State Health Officer. The responsibility for implementation of the comprehensive and statewide tobacco education, prevention and cessation program shall be vested in the director. The director shall be an individual who has knowledge and experience in public health, medical care, health care services, preventive health measures or tobacco use control. The director shall be the administrative officer of the Office of Tobacco Control, and shall perform the duties that are required of him or her by law and such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the State Board of Health. The director shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the State Board of Health, subject to the approval of the State Personnel Board.

(2) The State Health Officer may employ such other persons as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The compensation and the terms and conditions of their employment shall be determined by the State Board of Health in accordance with applicable state law and rules and regulations of the State Personnel Board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-205 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 19-205
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-205
Status: in_force

A person may be deemed eligible for admission to the center if:

(a) His parents or guardian or person in loco parentis has resided in the state not less than one (1) year prior to the date of admission; and

(b) He is at least five (5) years of age and has such an intellectual disability that he is incapable of managing himself or his affairs, or he has an intellectual disability to the extent that special care, training and education provided at the center will enable him to better function in society; or

(c) He is committed to the center by the chancery court in the manner hereinafter provided; or

(d) He is under five (5) years of age and is approved for admission by the board of mental health, upon the recommendation of the director, because of having an exceptional handicap.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-14 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 57-14
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-14
Status: in_force

(1) If the mother was married at the time of either conception or birth, or at any time between conception and birth, the name of the husband shall be entered on the certificate of birth as the father of the child. The social security number of each parent of a child born within this state shall be furnished to the local registrar of vital records at the time of filing the certificate of birth, but such information shall not appear on the portion of the certificate to be issued as a certified copy. Such information shall be sent to the Office of Vital Records Registration of the State Department of Health along with the certificate of birth and shall be retained by the office. The information shall not be disclosed to any person except as authorized by paragraph (2) of this section or as allowed by Section 41-57-2 .

(2) The Office of Vital Records Registration shall make available to the Division of Child Support Enforcement of the Mississippi Department of Human Services information concerning the names and social security numbers of the parents obtained under the requirements of paragraph (1) for the use in establishing paternity or enforcing child support obligations. Information obtained by the Division of Child Support Enforcement under this section may be used in any action or proceeding before any court, administrative tribunal, or other proceeding for the purpose of establishing paternity, establishing a child support obligation, collecting child support or locating persons owing such an obligation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-75 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 59-75
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-75
Status: in_force

(1) The Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund is established. Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) collected from each assessment of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) under subsection (1) of Section 99-19-73 and Thirty Dollars ($30.00) collected from each assessment of Forty-five Dollars ($45.00) under subsection (2) of Section 99-19-73 , as provided in Section 41-59-61 , and any other funds made available for funding the trauma care system, shall be deposited into the fund. Funds appropriated from the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund to the State Board of Health shall be made available for department administration and implementation of the comprehensive state trauma care plan for distribution by the department to designated trauma care regions for regional administration, for the department's trauma specific public information and education plan, and to provide hospital and physician indigent trauma care block grant funding to trauma centers designated by the department. All designated trauma care hospitals are eligible to contract with the department for these funds.

(2) The Mississippi Trauma Care Escrow Fund is created as a special fund in the State Treasury. Whenever the amount in the Mississippi Trauma Care Systems Fund exceeds Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) in any fiscal year, the State Fiscal Officer shall transfer the amount above Twenty-five Million Dollars ($25,000,000.00) to the Trauma Care Escrow Fund. Monies in the Trauma Care Escrow Fund shall not lapse into the State General Fund at the end of the fiscal year, and all interest and other earnings on the monies in the Trauma Care Escrow Fund shall be deposited to the credit of the Trauma Care Escrow Fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-43 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 57-43
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-43
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the state registrar of vital statistics, in addition to the duties now required of him by law, to carry into effect the provisions of law relating to registration of marriages and the rules, regulations and orders of the State Board of Health which may be promulgated pursuant to Section 41-57-45 . The said State Board of Health shall provide for such clerical and other assistance as may be necessary, and may fix the compensation of persons thus employed. The said board shall provide suitable apartments properly equipped with fireproof vault and filing cases for the permanent and safe preservation of all official records made and returned to said bureau.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-17 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 125-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-17
Status: in_force

Whenever a PPEC center voluntarily discontinues operation, it shall, at least thirty (30) days before the discontinuance of operation, inform each child's legal guardian of the fact and the proposed time of the discontinuance.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-13 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 29-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-13
Status: in_force

Any dangerous caustic or corrosive substance in a misbranded parcel, package, or container suitable for household use, that is being sold, bartered, or exchanged, or held, displayed, or offered for sale, barter, or exchange, shall be liable to be proceeded against in any court within the jurisdiction of which the same is found, and seized for confiscation by a process of libel. If such substance is condemned as misbranded, by said court, it shall be disposed of by destruction or sale, as the court may direct. If sold, the proceeds, less the actual costs and charges, shall be paid over to the state treasurer, but such substance shall not be sold contrary to the laws of the state. However, upon the payment of the costs of such proceedings and the execution and delivery of a good and sufficient bond to the effect that such substance will not be unlawfully sold or otherwise disposed of, the court may by order direct that such substance be delivered to the owner thereof. Such condemnation proceeding shall conform as near as may be to proceedings in the condemnation of any article held contrary to the laws of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-20-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 19 / Section 20-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-20-9
Status: in_force

(1) When the coordinator determines that a county or a geographic area within a county offers inadequate mental health services, the coordinator shall inform the board(s) of supervisors and the regional commission of the geographic areas where the services are inadequate.

(2) When the coordinator determines services are inadequate, the coordinator shall determine if there is a plan in place or a plan being developed to increase access to mental health services in that county or the geographic area within the county where mental health services are inadequate and shall assess the viability of the plan, including its sufficiency to address the inadequacy of the available mental health services.

(3) If there is no plan in place or being developed, the coordinator may allow the county board of supervisors or the regional commission a reasonable time to develop and implement a plan.

(4) If the coordinator determines that the plan is or will be insufficient to provide mental health services to the population of the county or the geographic area within the county where the services are inadequate, the coordinator shall develop and implement a plan to facilitate increased access to mental health services in the county or geographic area by:

(a) First meeting with the board of supervisors of the county in which the mental health services are inadequate and the regional commission in which the county is located to explain in detail the possible consequences of the failure of the county and commission to address the inadequacy of the available mental health services in the county or the geographic area within the county, which shall include putting the regional commission on probation and ultimately decertifying the commission. Then the coordinator shall work with one or more of the regional commissions that are adjacent to the county or the geographic area within the county where the mental health services are inadequate to determine if one of those regional commissions is willing to provide those services in the county or geographic area, and if a regional commission is willing to do so, the coordinator shall take all necessary steps to facilitate the transfer of the responsibility of providing those services to that regional commission; or

(b) If no regional commission adjacent to the county or the geographic area within the county where the mental health services are inadequate is willing to provide those services in the county or geographic area, then working with one or more of the regional commissions that are not adjacent to the county or geographic area to determine if one of those regional commissions is willing to provide those services in the county or geographic area.

(5) If the coordinator determines that no regional commission in the state is willing to provide the necessary mental health services in the county or the geographic area within the county where the services are inadequate, the coordinator shall notify the State Board of Mental Health. Within a reasonable time after receiving such notice from the coordinator, the board shall issue a request for proposals to obtain public or private providers of mental health services to provide the necessary mental health services in the county or the geographic area within the county where the services are inadequate. The request for proposals process followed by the board to obtain those services shall not be subject to the rules, regulations or approval of the Public Procurement Review Board.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-13 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 57-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-13
Status: in_force

(1) Death certificate errors in the recording of personal information of the deceased may be corrected by affidavit of the informant and the funeral director of the funeral home that disposed of the body. Items in the medical certification or of a medical nature may be amended upon receipt of the specified amendment form from (a) the person originally certifying the information or, if deceased or incapacitated, from the person responsible for the completion of such items, or (b) the State Medical Examiner. All other amendments to a death certificate require adjudication by a chancery court in the county of residence of the complainant or in any chancery court district in the state if the complainant is a nonresident. In all such proceedings, the State Department of Health, the State Medical Examiner and the county medical examiner or county medical examiner investigator who certified the information shall be made defendants. No death certificate shall be changed or amended by the State Medical Examiner or any county medical examiner or county medical examiner investigator after he has resigned or been removed from his office as the State Medical Examiner, county medical examiner or county medical examiner investigator.

(2) The local registrar of births and deaths in each county in the state shall, at least monthly, supply the county registrar, the tax assessor and the chairman of the county election commission of each county a list of deaths in the counties of individuals of voting age who have not been previously listed. Such lists shall include the following information for each deceased person: full name (as recorded on the death certificate), social security number, date of death, sex, race, age and usual place of residence.

(3) No such payment as is provided for in Section 41-57-11 shall be made by the board of supervisors unless and until the local registrar shall certify that a list of all deaths of individuals of voting age has been filed with the county voting registrar, tax assessor and with the chairman of the county election commission of the last county of residence of the decedent in this state.

(4) In the event that the decedent is a female, who at the time of her death was between the ages of ten (10) and fifty (50) years old, the physician, medical examiner, coroner or other official who certifies the decedent's cause of death shall indicate, where appropriately designated, on the death certificate whether (a) the decedent was pregnant at the time of her death; (b) the decedent had given birth within the preceding ninety (90) days; or (c) the decedent had a miscarriage within the preceding ninety (90) days.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-113 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 27-113
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-113
Status: in_force

The county mosquito control commission shall, immediately after the organizational meeting, make an investigation to ascertain and determine a feasible method for the control and extermination of rice field mosquitoes within the county. If a feasible method of control and extermination be found, the commission shall make investigations to determine the estimated cost of a mosquito control program on the following basis:

The commission shall, as nearly as possible, ascertain the estimated number of acres of land within the county upon which rice will be planted the next following crop year. The commission shall then estimate the total cost of the poison or other control material which would be needed for the control of rice field mosquitoes on the estimated acreage to be planted, the total cost of application of the poison or other control material, and the cost of administering the program, including salaries of such personnel as may be needed for the efficient administration of the program. When such information has been obtained by the commission, it shall submit a detailed report to the board of supervisors, showing all such costs and information, and the basis for such determination. Such investigation and report shall be submitted to the board of supervisors annually thereafter so long as a mosquito control program is continued, with such annual reports being filed not later than January 1st of each year.

The board of supervisors shall, within sixty (60) days after the commission's report is filed, determine whether or not the mosquito control program described in said report is feasible or practical, considering among other factors the cost involved. If the board of supervisors finds that such a program is not feasible or practical, it shall enter an order abolishing the commission. All expenses incurred by said commission shall be paid by the board of supervisors out of the general county fund.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 71-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-5
Status: in_force

An application for a license shall be made to the licensing agency upon forms provided by the agency and shall contain such information as the agency shall require, which may include affirmative evidence of ability to comply with such reasonable standards, rules and regulations as are lawfully prescribed under this chapter. A license fee of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), payable to the licensing agency, shall be submitted with each application. Any increase in the fee charged by the licensing agency under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 23-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-5
Status: in_force

The State Department of Health shall have the authority to investigate and control the causes of epidemic, infectious and other disease affecting the public health, including the authority to establish, maintain and enforce isolation and quarantine, and in pursuance thereof, to exercise such physical control over property and individuals as the department may find necessary for the protection of the public health. The State Department of Health is further authorized and empowered to require the temporary detainment of individuals for disease control purposes based upon violation of any order of the State Health Officer. For the purpose of enforcing such orders of the State Health Officer, persons employed by the department as investigators shall have general arrest powers. All law enforcement officers are authorized and directed to assist in the enforcement of such orders of the State Health Officer.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-63-29 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 63-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-63-29
Status: in_force

The provisions of Sections 41-63-21 through 41-63-29 , including the confidentiality provided in Sections 41-63-21 through 41-63-29 shall be deemed part of the substantive law of this state enacted for the express legislative purpose of promoting quality patient care through accreditation and quality assurance functions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-26 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 57-26
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-57-26
Status: in_force

The Office of Vital Records Registration shall furnish up to five (5) certified copies of the death certificate of any deceased person who was an honorably discharged veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States or who was killed or died while serving on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, without charge, to any person or entity that is authorized to receive death certificates. The applicant for a copy of the death certificate must furnish such written evidence of the deceased person's service in the Armed Forces of the United States as required by the office. Copies of death certificates furnished under the authority under this section shall be in addition to any copies of death certificates furnished without charge under the authority of Section 35-3-9 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-137-29 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 137-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-137-29
Status: in_force

(1) The MDOH shall maintain a confidential list of the persons to whom the MDOH has issued registry identification cards and their addresses, phone numbers, and registry identification numbers. This confidential list shall not be combined or linked in any manner with any other lists or databases, nor shall it be used for any purpose not provided for in this chapter.

(2) All records containing the identity of registered qualifying patients, registered designated caregivers or practitioners shall be confidential and exempt from disclosure under the Mississippi Public Records Act or any related statute, rule or regulation pertaining to public disclosure of records. Within one hundred twenty (120) days after February 2, 2022, the MDOH shall establish a secure phone and internet-based verification system. The verification system must allow law enforcement personnel and medical cannabis establishments to enter a registry identification number to determine whether the number corresponds with a current, valid registry identification card. The system may disclose only:

(a) Whether the identification card is valid;

(b) The name of the cardholder;

(c) Whether the cardholder is a registered qualifying patient, a registered designated caregiver, or a nonresident; and

(d) If a cardholder is a registered designated caregiver, the registry identification number of any affiliated registered qualifying patient.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-217 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 41-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-217
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specified in an advance health-care directive, a person then authorized to make health-care decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy and consent to the disclosure of medical or any other health-care information.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 30-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-9
Status: in_force

(1) The division shall establish a comprehensive statewide plan for the identification of alcohol abuse and treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics and intoxicated persons. The statewide plan shall include a variety of treatment methods, and shall provide or arrange for a variety of approved treatment facilities so that the needs of persons suffering from alcoholism, and of persons who are intoxicated and in need of emergency medical aid, may be fully met.

(2) The division in implementing the statewide plan shall utilize to the fullest extent possible the facilities of regional or community mental health facilities presently existing or to be established hereafter along with any facility or program of a county, municipality or private organization. The division shall coordinate implementation of its statewide plan with existing or planned programs of regional and local public and private organizations.

(3) The statewide plan of the division shall include, but need not be limited to, the following public or private treatment services and facilities:

(a) Emergency medical-social services and facilities to render emergency medical care including detoxication and emergency social services. Such facilities and services shall provide for the immediate physical and social needs including the needs for medication and shelter of intoxicated persons, and shall also provide for initial examination, diagnosis and referral. Each such facility or service shall be affiliated with or constitute a part of the general medical service of a licensed hospital or other medical facility, but need not be physically a part of such hospital or facility.

(b) Out-patient facilities, including but not limited to clinics, vocational rehabilitation services and community mental health facilities.

(c) Intermediate care services, including but not limited to partial hospitalization and supportive residential facilities such as halfway houses, nursing homes, nursing care facilities and community mental health facilities. The intermediate care facilities may be operated by or may be jointly operated with state or local, public or private agencies approved by the division.

(d) In-patient short term or extended care facilities for diagnostic study, intensive study, treatment and rehabilitation of alcoholics, which may be part of public or private licensed hospitals, mental hospitals or community mental health facilities, and may be provided to inmates of any correctional facility.

(e) After-care services for patients.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-101 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 29-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-101
Status: in_force

This article is to be known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-35-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 35-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-35-9
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the physicians, midwives, or other persons in attendance upon a case of childbirth in a maternity home, hospital, public or charitable institution, in every infant immediately after birth, to use some prophylactic against inflammation of the eyes of the new born and to make record of the prophylactic used. It shall be the duty of such institution to maintain such records of cases of inflammation of the eyes of the new born as the state board of health shall direct.

It shall be the duty of a midwife in every case of childbirth under her care, immediately after birth, to use such prophylactic against inflammation of the eyes of the new born as the state board of health requires.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-147-3 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 147-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-147-3
Status: in_force

(1) A manufacturer operating within an eligible facility and pursuant to all applicable FWA laws and regulations may make available an individualized investigative treatment and an eligible patient may request an individualized investigational drug, biological product or device from an eligible facility or manufacturer operating within an eligible facility under this chapter. This chapter does not require that a manufacturer make available an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device to an eligible patient.

(2) An eligible facility or manufacturer operating within an eligible facility may do all of the following:

(a) Provide an individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device to an eligible patient without receiving compensation; and

(b) Require an eligible patient to pay the costs of, or the costs associated with, the manufacture of the investigational drug, biological product, or device.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-45 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 23-45
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-23-45
Status: in_force

The State Department of Health shall prepare written educational information on the risks associated with meningitis and hepatitis A and B and the availability and effectiveness of available vaccines for these diseases. The department shall provide this written educational information to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning and the Mississippi Community College Board to be used to inform students about meningitis and hepatitis A and B. This information shall be sent to students with their letters of acceptance for admission or included in the students' admission packets.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-101 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 29-101
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-101
Status: in_force

This article is to be known as the Uniform Controlled Substances Law.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-103 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 59-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-103
Status: in_force

The term “State EMS Authority,” as referred to in Section 2 of the EMS Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, means the Mississippi State Board of Health acting through the Mississippi State Department of Health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-121-11 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 121-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-121-11
Status: repealed

Sections 41-121-1 through 41-121-9 shall stand repealed on July 1, 2025.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-43-33 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 19 / Section 43-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-43-33
Status: in_force

Any person, partnership, corporation or other organization organized or engaging in business under the laws of the State of Mississippi, whether for profit or not-for-profit, or wheresoever organized and doing business in the State of Mississippi, of owning, maintaining or operating a cemetery, providing lots or other interment space therein for the remains of human bodies, except such organizations and cemeteries that are affiliated with or owned by churches or religious societies, established fraternal societies, municipalities, other political subdivisions of the State of Mississippi, or family cemeteries or family burial grounds, and community cemeteries that provide burial lots at no charge, or sell burial lots to the public, shall be subject to the provisions of Section 41-43-31 et seq.

From and after July 1, 2009, all new cemeteries must be perpetual care cemeteries unless exempt under the provisions of this section.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-83-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 83-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-83-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as follows:

(a) “ Utilization review ” means a system for reviewing the appropriate and efficient allocation of hospital resources and medical services given or proposed to be given, including, but not limited to, any prior authorization as defined in Section 83-5-907 , to a patient or group of patients as to necessity for the purpose of determining whether such service should be covered or provided by an insurer, plan or other entity.

(b) “ Private review agent ” means a nonhospital-affiliated person or entity performing utilization review on behalf of:

(i) An employer or employees in the State of Mississippi; or

(ii) A third party that provides or administers hospital and medical benefits to citizens of this state, including: a health maintenance organization issued a certificate of authority under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Mississippi; or a health insurer, nonprofit health service plan, health insurance service organization, or preferred provider organization or other entity offering health insurance policies, contracts or benefits in this state.

(c) “ Utilization review plan ” means a description of the utilization review procedures of a private review agent.

(d) “ Department ” means the Mississippi State Department of Insurance.

(e) “ Certificate ” means a certificate of registration granted by the Mississippi State Department of Insurance to a private review agent.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-39 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 19 / Section 19-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-39
Status: in_force

After a plan for mental illness and intellectual disability facilities or services has been submitted by any regional commission and approved by the Department of Mental Health, the regional commission may request the boards of supervisors of the various counties in the region to levy a special tax for the construction, operation and maintenance of those mental illness and intellectual disability facilities or services in such region. The boards of supervisors of the counties desiring to participate in the program in each region are authorized to use any available funds and, if necessary, to levy a special tax, not to exceed two (2) mills, for the construction, operation and maintenance of the mental illness and intellectual disability facilities or services provided for and authorized in Sections 41-19-31 through 41-19-39 .

The governing authority of any municipality in the region may, upon resolution spread upon its minutes, make a voluntary contribution for the construction, operation or maintenance of the mental illness and intellectual disability facilities in the region in which the municipality lies.

In addition to the purposes for which the county tax levies and municipal contributions may be used as authorized under this section, the county tax levies and municipal contributions may also be used for repayment of any loans from private lending institutions made by the commission under the authority of Section 41-19-33(l) .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-137-33 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 137-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-137-33
Status: in_force

Medical cannabis dispensaries shall report medical cannabis dispensing information every twenty-four (24) hours to the Prescription Monitoring Program provided for in Section 73-21-127 . Dispensaries shall submit information as required by the Prescription Monitoring Program, including, but not limited to, the qualified patient's registry identification card number and the amount of medical cannabis dispensed to the patient.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-58-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 58-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-58-5
Status: repealed

(1) Each registered radiologic technologist, registered nuclear medicine technologist and registered radiation therapist shall submit evidence to the department of completing twenty-four (24) hours of continuing education in a two-year period as described in the rules and regulations of the department.

(2) Each limited x-ray machine operator who is first employed to apply ionizing radiation in the State of Mississippi shall complete twelve (12) hours of education in radiologic technology, with six (6) of those hours specifically in radiation protection, not later than twelve (12) months after the date of his or her employment to apply ionizing radiation, and shall thereafter submit evidence to the State Board of Medical Licensure of completing twelve (12) hours of continuing education in a two-year period as described in the rules and regulations of the State Board of Medical Licensure. Six (6) of the continuing education hours must be in radiation protection.

(3) Each individual who is exempt from registration under paragraph (d) of Section 41-58-3(7) shall complete twelve (12) hours of continuing education in a two-year period as described in the rules and regulations of the department. Six (6) of the continuing education hours must be in radiation protection.

(4) Each individual who is exempt from registration under paragraph (d) of Section 41-58-3(7) and who is first employed to apply ionizing radiation in the State of Mississippi shall complete twelve (12) hours of education in radiologic technology, with six (6) of those hours specifically in radiation protection, not later than twelve (12) months after the date of his or her employment to apply ionizing radiation.

(5) The department shall approve training sessions that will provide the continuing education required under this section in each of the junior/community college districts in the state, with at least one (1) training session being held during each quarter of the year.

(6) The Board of Chiropractic Examiners and the State Board of Medical Licensure may charge a fee of not more than Fifty Dollars ($50.00) biennially to each individual whom the board certifies as having completed the continuing education requirements of this section.

(7) This section shall stand repealed on July 1, 2028.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-93-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 93-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-93-7
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Health may establish, maintain and promote an osteoporosis prevention and treatment education program in order to raise public awareness, educate consumers and educate health professionals and teachers, and for other purposes, as provided in this section.

(2) The department may design and implement strategies for raising public awareness on the causes and nature of osteoporosis, personal risk factors, value of prevention and early detection and options for diagnosing and treating the disease.

(3) The department may develop and work with other agencies in presenting educational programs for physicians and other health professionals in the most up-to-date, accurate scientific and medical information on osteoporosis prevention, diagnosis and treatment, therapeutic decision-making, including guidelines for detecting and treating the disease in special populations, risks and benefits of medications and research advances.

(4) The department may conduct a needs assessment to identify:

(a) Available technical assistance and educational materials and programs nationwide;

(b) The level of public and professional awareness about osteoporosis;

(c) The needs of osteoporosis patients, their families and caregivers;

(d) Needs of health care providers, including physicians, nurses, managed care organizations and other health care providers;

(e) The services available to osteoporosis patients;

(f) Existence of osteoporosis treatment programs;

(g) Existence of osteoporosis support groups;

(h) Existence of rehabilitation services; and

(i) Number and location of bone density testing equipment.

(5) Based on the needs assessment conducted under subsection (4) of this section, the department may develop, maintain and make available a list of osteoporosis-related services and osteoporosis health care providers with specialization in services to prevent, diagnose and treat osteoporosis.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-15 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 26-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-15
Status: in_force

The following acts and the causing of these acts are prohibited:

(a) Failure by a supplier of water to comply with the requirements of Section 41-26-13 , or dissemination by that supplier of any false or misleading information with respect to notices required under Section 41-26-13 , or with respect to remedial actions being undertaken to achieve compliance with Mississippi Primary Drinking Water Regulations;

(b) Failure by a supplier of water to comply with this chapter or applicable rules or regulations promulgated under this chapter, or with conditions of any variances or exemptions granted under this chapter;

(c) Failure by any person to comply with any order issued by the director, administrative law judge or hearing officer under this chapter;

(d) Refusal by a supplier of water to allow an authorized representative of the department to inspect any public water system;

(e) Contamination of a public water system;

(f) Intentionally damaging any pipe or other part of a public water system;

(g) Discharge of sewage or other waste at any location that may come into contact with a public water system intake, unless that discharge is permitted or authorized by a state or federal agency; and

(h) Abandonment or other termination of water services to more than fifty percent (50%) of the customers of a system by a supplier of water, without providing at least sixty (60) days' notice to all customers served by the public water system and the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-117 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 9-117
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-117
Status: in_force

In view of the property right of the hospital in its records, original records may be withdrawn after introduction into evidence and copies substituted, unless otherwise directed for good cause by the court, judge, officer, body, or tribunal conducting the hearing. The custodian may prepare copies of original records in advance of testifying for the purpose of making substitution of the original record, and the reasonable charges for making such copies shall be taxed as costs of court. If copies are not prepared in advance, they can be made and substituted at any time after introduction of the original record, and the reasonable charges for making such copies shall be taxed as costs of court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 26-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and cited as the “Mississippi Safe Drinking Water Act of 1997.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-83-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 83-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-83-9
Status: in_force

In conjunction with the application, the private review agent shall submit information that the department requires including:

(a) A utilization review plan that includes a description of review criteria, standards and procedures to be used in evaluating proposed or delivered hospital and medical care and the provisions by which patients, physicians or hospitals may seek reconsideration or appeal of adverse decisions by the private review agent;

(b) The type and qualifications of the personnel either employed or under contract to perform the utilization review;

(c) The procedures and policies to insure that a representative of the private review agent is reasonably accessible to patients and providers at all times in this state;

(d) The policies and procedures to insure that all applicable state and federal laws to protect the confidentiality of individual medical records are followed;

(e) A copy of the materials designed to inform applicable patients and providers of the requirements of the utilization review plan; and

(f) A list of the third party payors for which the private review agent is performing utilization review in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-29 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 30-29
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-30-29
Status: in_force

The provisions of subsections (3) and (4) of Section 41-30-27 shall be supplemental and in addition to the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 31, Mississippi Code of 1972 , which pertain to commitment of alcoholics.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-63-25 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 11 / Section 63-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-63-25
Status: in_force

The provisions of Section 41-63-23 shall not apply in any legal action brought by a hospital or other health care entity to restrict or revoke a physician's license to practice medicine or hospital staff privileges, or in any legal action brought by an aggrieved physician against any hospital, health care entity, or person acting on behalf of any such entity for actions alleged to have been malicious.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-23 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 26-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-23
Status: in_force

(1) There is created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the “Drinking Water Quality Analysis Fund.” The fund shall be treated as a special trust fund. Interest earned on the principal in the fund shall be credited by the Treasurer to the fund. The fund may receive monies from any available public or private source, including fees, proceeds and grants. The department shall expend or utilize monies in the fund to pay all reasonable direct and indirect costs of water quality analysis and related activities as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended. Monies in the fund at the end of the fiscal year shall be retained in the fund for use in the succeeding fiscal year. Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, if the annual fees collected exceed the cost of administering the water quality analysis program in that fiscal year, the excess shall be applied to the cost of administering the program in the succeeding fiscal year. In the succeeding fiscal year, the total to be collected from fees shall be reduced by the excess retained in the fund and the assessment rates shall be adjusted proportionately.

(2) The department annually shall assess and collect fees for water quality analysis and related activities as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, which shall not exceed Three Dollars ($3.00) per connection or Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) per system, whichever is less. Any increase in the fees charged by the department under this subsection shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 . The department annually shall adopt by rule, in accordance with the Administrative Procedures Law and following a public hearing, a fee schedule to cover all reasonable direct and indirect costs of water quality analysis and related activities as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended. In adopting a fee schedule, the department shall consider the recommendations of the advisory committee created in this section, if those recommendations are made in a timely manner as provided.

(3) An advisory committee is created to study the program needs and costs for the implementation of the water quality analysis program and to conduct an annual review of the needs and costs of administering that program. The annual review shall include an independent recommendation on an equitable fee schedule for the succeeding fiscal year. Each annual review report shall be due to the department by May 1. The advisory committee shall consist of one (1) member appointed by the Mississippi Rural Water Association, one (1) member appointed by the Mississippi Municipal Association, one (1) member appointed by the Mississippi Association of Supervisors and one (1) member appointed by the Mississippi Water and Pollution Control Operators Association, Inc.

(4) All suppliers of water for which water quality analysis and related activities as required by the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, are performed by the State Department of Health shall pay the water quality analysis fee within forty-five (45) days following receipt of an invoice from the department. In the discretion of the department, any supplier of water required to pay the fee shall be liable for a penalty equal to a maximum of two (2) times the amount of fees due and payable plus an amount necessary to reimburse the costs of delinquent fee collection for failure to pay the fee within ninety (90) days following the receipt of the invoice. Any person making sales to customers of water for residential, noncommercial or nonagricultural use and who recovers the fee required by this section or any portion thereof from any customer shall indicate on each statement rendered to customers that these fees are for water quality analyses required by the federal government under the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended.

(5) There is created within the Drinking Water Quality Analysis Fund an equipment capital expenditure account, hereinafter referred to as the “account.” The department may transfer any excess fees, not exceeding ten percent (10%) of the total fees assessed under this section, to the account. The balance in the account shall not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000.00). Funds in the account shall be used by the department, as appropriated by the Legislature, to defray the costs of purchasing new equipment or repairing existing equipment for the analysis of drinking water.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-87-13 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 87-13
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-87-13
Status: in_force

(1) Upon full implementation of the early intervention system, eligible infants and toddlers and their families shall receive the following, at no cost to the parents:

(a) A comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation and assessment of the needs of the infant and toddler and the concerns, priorities and resources of the family, and the identification of services to meet such needs;

(b) An explanation of the assessment and all service options in the family's native language or through an interpreter for the deaf, if necessary, accommodating cultural differences;

(c) A written individualized family service plan developed according to the federal Part C regulations and the state guidelines and the recommendations by a multidisciplinary team with the parents as fully participating members of the team;

(d) Case management/service coordination services; and

(e) Procedural safeguards as outlined in state policy and according to the regulations.

(2) The individualized family service plan shall serve as the singular comprehensive service plan for all agencies involved in providing early intervention services to the infant or toddler and the family. Service plans from other agencies should be incorporated into the individualized family service plan on an individual basis.

(3) The contents of the individualized family service plan shall be fully explained to the parents or guardian, and informed written consent from such parents or guardian shall be obtained before the provision of early intervention services described in such plan. If such parents or guardian do not provide consent with respect to a particular early intervention service, then the early intervention services to which such consent is obtained shall be provided.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-86-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 86-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-86-5
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following definitions shall have the meanings ascribed in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise:

(a) “ Child ” means an individual who is under nineteen (19) years of age who is not eligible for Medicaid benefits and is not covered by other health insurance.

(b) “ Covered benefits ” means the types of health care benefits and services provided to eligible recipients under the program.

(c) “ Division ” means the Division of Medicaid in the Office of the Governor.

(d) “ Low-income child ” means a child whose family income does not exceed two hundred percent (200%) of the poverty level for a family of the size involved.

(e) “ Plan ” means the State Child Health Plan.

(f) “ Program ” means the Mississippi Children's Health Insurance Program established by this chapter.

(g) “ Recipient ” means a person who is eligible for assistance under the program.

(h) “ State Child Health Plan ” means the permanent plan that sets forth the manner and means by which the State of Mississippi will provide health care assistance to eligible uninsured, low-income children consistent with the provisions of Title XXI of the federal Social Security Act, as amended.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-121-5 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 121-5
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-121-5
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter:

(a) “ Advertisement ” means any communication or statement, whether printed, electronic or oral, that names the health care practitioner in relation to his or her practice, profession, or institution in which the individual is employed, volunteers or otherwise provides health care services. This includes business cards, letterhead, patient brochures, email, Internet, audio and video, and any other communication or statement used in the course of business or any other definition provided by regulations of the licensing board of proper jurisdiction.

(b) “ Deceptive ” or “ misleading ” includes, but is not limited to, any advertisement or affirmative communication or representation that misstates, falsely describes, holds out or falsely details the health care practitioner's profession, skills, training, expertise, education, board certification or licensure as determined by each respective licensing board.

(c) “ Health care practitioner ” means any person who engages in acts that are the subject of licensure or regulation. Categories of health care practitioner include:

(i) Practitioners of allopathic medicine, signified by the letters “M.D.” or the words surgeon, medical doctor, or doctor of medicine by a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery.

(ii) Practitioners of osteopathic medicine, signified by the letters “D.O.” or the words surgeon, osteopathic surgeon, osteopath, doctor of osteopathy, or doctor of osteopathic medicine.

(iii) Practitioners of nursing, signified by the letters “D.N.P.,” “N.P.,” “R.N.,” “L.P.N.,” “C.R.N.A.,” or any other commonly used signifier to denote a doctorate of nursing practice, nurse practitioner, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, or certified registered nurse anesthetist, respectively, as appropriate to signify the appropriate degree of licensure and degree earned from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the appropriate field of learning.

(iv) Practitioners of podiatry, signified by the letters “D.P.M.” or the words podiatrist, doctor of podiatry, podiatric surgeon, or doctor of podiatric medicine.

(v) Practitioners of chiropractic, signified by the letters “D.C.” or the words chiropractor, doctor of chiropractic or chiropractic physician.

(vi) Practitioners of dentistry, signified by the letters “D.D.S.” or “D.M.D.,” as appropriate, or the words dentist, doctor of dental surgery, or doctor of dental medicine, as appropriate.

(vii) Practitioners of optometry, signified by the letters “O.D.” or the words optometrist or doctor of optometry.

(viii) Practitioners of pharmacy, signified by the letters “BSc.Pharm” or “Pharm.D.” or the words pharmacists or doctor of pharmacy.

(ix) Physician assistants, signified by the letters “P.A.” or the words physician assistant.

(x) Medical assistants, signified by the letters “M.A.” or the words medical assistant.

(xi) Practitioners of audiology, signified by the letters “Au.D.,” “Sc.D.” or “Ph.D.,” or the words audiologist or doctor of audiology.

(xii) Psychologists, therapists, speech-language pathologists, counselors, or any other health care practitioner not covered under this section, including, but not limited to, those signified by the letters “Ph.D.,” “Ed.D.,” “P.T.,” “M.P.T.” or “Psy.D.,” or “Sc.D.,” as appropriate to signify the appropriate degree of licensure and degree earned from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the appropriate field of learning.

(d) “ Licensee ” means a health care practitioner who holds an active license with the licensing board governing his or her practice in this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-11 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 75-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-11
Status: in_force

The licensing agency after notice and opportunity for a hearing to the applicant or licensee is authorized to deny, suspend or revoke a license in any case in which it finds that there has been a substantial failure to comply with the requirements established under this chapter. Such notice shall be effected by registered mail, or by personal service setting forth the particular reasons for the proposed action and fixing a date not less than thirty (30) days from the date of such mailing or such service, at which time the applicant or licensee shall be given an opportunity for a prompt and fair hearing. On the basis of any such hearing, or upon default of the applicant or licensee, the licensing agency shall make a determination specifying its findings of fact and conclusions of law. A copy of such determination shall be sent by registered mail or served personally upon the applicant or licensee. The decision revoking, suspending or denying the license or application shall become final thirty (30) days after it is so mailed or served, unless the applicant or licensee, within such thirty (30) day period, appeals the decision to the chancery court in the county in which such facility is located in the manner prescribed in Section 43-11-23, Mississippi Code of 1972 . The procedure governing hearings authorized by this section shall be in accordance with rules promulgated by the licensing agency. A full and complete record shall be kept of all proceedings, and all testimony shall be recorded but need not be transcribed unless the decision is appealed pursuant to Section 43-11-23, Mississippi Code of 1972 . Witnesses may be subpoenaed by either party. Compensation shall be allowed to witnesses as in cases in the chancery court. Each party shall pay the expense of his own witnesses. The cost of the record shall be paid by the licensing agency provided any other party desiring a copy of the transcript shall pay therefor the reasonable cost of preparing the same.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-85-23 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 85-23
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-85-23
Status: in_force

Information received by persons employed by, or providing services to, a hospice or received by the licensing agency through reports or inspection shall be deemed privileged and confidential information and shall not be disclosed to any person other than the patient or the family without the written consent of that patient, the patient's guardian or the patient's family.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-413 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 41-413
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-413
Status: in_force

(1) A physician who intentionally or knowingly violates the prohibitions in Section 41-41-407(1) and/or (2) commits an act of unprofessional conduct and his or her license to practice medicine in the State of Mississippi shall be suspended or revoked pursuant to action by the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure.

(2) A physician who knowingly or intentionally delivers to the Department any report required by Section 41-41-407 and known by him or her to be false shall be subject to a civil penalty or fine up to Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) per violation imposed by the department.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-35-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 35-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-35-7
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the State Board of Health: (1) To enforce the provisions of this chapter; (2) to promulgate such rules and regulations as shall, under this chapter, be necessary for the purpose under this chapter, and such as the State Board of Health may deem necessary for the further and proper guidance of local health officers, etc.; (3) to provide for the gratuitous distribution of a scientific prophylactic for inflammation of the eyes of the new born, together with proper directions for the use and administration thereof, to all physicians and midwives as may be engaged in the practice of obstetrics or assisting at childbirth; (4) to provide, if necessary, daily inspection and prompt and gratuitous treatment to any infant whose eyes are infected with inflammation of the eyes; the State Board of Health, if necessary, shall defray the expenses of such treatment from such sums as may be appropriated for its use; (5) to publish and promulgate such further advice and information concerning the dangers of inflammation of the eyes of the new born and the necessity for prompt and effective treatment; (6) to furnish copies of this chapter to all physicians and midwives as may be engaged in the practice of obstetrics or assisting at childbirth; (7) to keep a proper record of any and all such cases of inflammation of the eyes of the new born, as shall be filed in the office of the state board of health, in pursuance with this chapter, and as may come to its attention in any way, and to constitute such record a part of the annual report to the governor and legislature; (8) to report any and all violations of this chapter as may come to its attention, to the local police, county prosecutor, or district attorney in the county wherein such violation may have been committed, and to assist such official in every way possible, such as securing necessary evidence, etc.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-86-15 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 86-15
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-86-15
Status: in_force

Persons eligible to receive covered benefits under this chapter shall be low-income children who meet the eligibility standards set forth in the State Child Health Plan. Any person who is eligible for benefits under the Mississippi Medicaid Law, Section 43-13-101 et seq. , shall not be eligible to receive benefits under this chapter. A person who is without insurance coverage at the time of application for the program and who meets the other eligibility criteria in the plan shall be eligible to receive covered benefits under the program.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-26 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 75-26
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-26
Status: in_force

(1) Any person or persons or other entity or entities establishing, managing or operating an abortion facility or conducting the business of an abortion facility without the required license, or which otherwise violate any provision of this chapter regarding abortion facilities or the rules, regulations and standards promulgated in furtherance thereof shall be subject to revocation of the license of the abortion facility or nonlicensure of the abortion facility. In addition, any violation of any provision of this chapter regarding abortion facilities or of the rules, regulations and standards promulgated in furtherance thereof by intent, fraud, deceit, unlawful design, willful and/or deliberate misrepresentation, or by careless, negligent or incautious disregard for such statutes or rules, regulations and standards, either by persons acting individually or in concert with others, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) for each such offense. Each day of continuing violation shall be considered a separate offense. The venue for prosecution of any such violation shall be in any county of the state wherein any such violation, or portion thereof, occurred.

(2) The Attorney General, upon certification by the executive director of the licensing agency, shall seek injunctive relief in a court of proper jurisdiction to prevent violations of the provisions of this chapter regarding abortion facilities or the rules, regulations and standards promulgated in furtherance thereof in cases where other administrative penalties and legal sanctions imposed have failed to prevent or cause a discontinuance of any such violation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-4-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 4-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-4-1
Status: in_force

(1) The goal of the Rose Isabel Williams Mental Health Reform Act of 2011 is to reform the current Mississippi mental health delivery system so that necessary services, supports and operational structures for all its citizens with mental illness and/or alcohol and drug dependence and/or comorbidity, whether children, youth or adults, are accessible and delivered preferably in the communities where these citizens live. To accomplish this goal, this act provides that initially certain core services as defined in subsection (2) of this section should be available to residents of each county in the state. These services may be provided by community mental health/intellectual disability centers. In order to determine what services are available, the State Department of Mental Health is directed to survey the community mental health/intellectual disability centers, and the community mental health/intellectual disability centers are directed to report what services they are currently providing in each county. This act does not require any community mental health/intellectual disability center to provide any service. This act is not independent authority for any program not otherwise authorized.

(2) The State Board of Mental Health is authorized and empowered to promulgate regulations to ensure that core adult mental health services, child mental health services, intellectual/developmental disability services, and substance abuse prevention and treatment/rehabilitation services are provided throughout the state through the regional mental health/intellectual disability commissions and centers or through other providers. The State Board of Mental Health is directed to give priority to crisis services and crisis stabilization unit services provided twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, where trained emergency-crisis response staff triage referrals and respond in a timely and adequate manner to diffuse a current personal crisis situation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-43-53 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 43-53
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-43-53
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of any of the provisions of Sections 41-43-31 through 41-43-53 by any person, partnership, corporation or organization shall be punished by a fine of not less than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not exceeding one (1) year, or by both.

(2)(a) Any person, partnership, corporation or organization that embezzles or fraudulently or knowingly and willfully misapplies or converts perpetual care trust funds shall, upon conviction, be punished as follows:

(i) If the amount embezzled, misapplied or converted is less than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and confinement in the county jail not more than one (1) year; or

(ii) If the amount embezzled, misapplied or converted is One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) or more, by imprisonment in the custody of the Mississippi Department of Corrections for a term of not more than ten (10) years.

(b) Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-85-9 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 85-9
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-85-9
Status: in_force

Any duly authorized officer or employee of the department shall have the right to make such inspections and investigations as are necessary in order to determine the state of compliance with the provisions of this chapter and of rules or standards in force pursuant hereto. The right of inspection shall also extend to any program which the department has reason to believe is offering or advertising itself as a hospice without a license, but no inspection of any such program may be made without the permission of the owner or person in charge thereof unless a warrant is first obtained authorizing such inspection. Any application for a license or renewal thereof made pursuant to this chapter shall constitute permission for any inspection of the hospice for which the license is sought in order to facilitate verification of the information submitted on or in connection with the application.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-64 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 9-64
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-9-64
Status: in_force

An electronic medical record or medical order containing an electronic signature is considered to be signed as a matter of law, if the electronic signature is affixed or verified in conformity with a reasonable security procedure for the purpose of verification of electronic signatures.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-509 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 29-509
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-509
Status: in_force

Prior to submitting a request for an order authorizing interception of wire, oral or other communications to a prosecutor, the director shall receive a written affidavit from one or more agents of the Bureau of Narcotics setting forth the information required by Section 41-29-513(1) . The director shall submit all information required by Section 41-29-513(1) to the prosecutor. Upon receipt of the request from the director, the prosecutor shall be authorized to submit an application to a court of competent jurisdiction requesting the court to issue an order authorizing interception of wire, oral or other communications as provided in Section 41-29-515 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-3 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 25 / Section 125-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as provided in this section:

(a) “ Prescribed pediatric extended care center ” or “ PPEC center ” means any building or buildings, or other place, whether operated for profit or not, which undertakes through its ownership or management to provide basic nonresidential services to three (3) or more medically dependent or technologically dependent children who are not related to the owner or operator by blood, marriage or adoption and who require such services. Infants and children considered for admission to a PPEC center must have complex medical conditions that require continual care. Prerequisites for admission are a prescription from the child's attending physician and consent of a parent or guardian.

(b) “ Licensing agency ” means the State Department of Health.

(c) “ Basic services ” include, but are not limited to, development, implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive protocol of care, developed in conjunction with the parent or guardian, which specifies the medical, nursing, psychosocial and developmental therapies required by the medically dependent or technologically dependent child served as well as the caregiver training needs of the child's legal guardian.

(d) “ Owner or operator ” means a licensee.

(e) “ Medical records ” means medical records maintained in accordance with accepted professional standards and practices as specified in the rules implementing this chapter.

(f) “ Medically dependent or technologically dependent child ” means a child who because of a medical condition requires continuous therapeutic interventions or skilled nursing supervision which must be prescribed by a licensed physician and administered by, or under the direct supervision of, a licensed registered nurse.

(g) “ Supportive services or contracted services ” include, but are not limited to, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physical therapy, social work, developmental, child life and psychological services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-11 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 19 / Section 29-11
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-11
Status: in_force

Any person violating the provisions of Section 41-29-9 shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00), or more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00), or by imprisonment of not more than ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-17 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 75-17
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-17
Status: in_force

The licensing agency shall make or cause to be made such inspections and investigations as it deems necessary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-137.1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 29-137.1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-137.1
Status: in_force

The medical director of a licensed hospice, in his or her discretion, may prescribe controlled substances for a patient of the hospice for terminal disease pain without having an in-person face-to-face visit with the patient before issuing the prescription. The provisions of this section supersede the provisions of any rule or regulation of a licensing agency to the contrary.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-140 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 21-140
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-140
Status: in_force

A law enforcement officer shall transport the person who is in crisis to the appropriate health care facility in the county or outside of the county at the request of the crisis intervention team or mobile crisis response team.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-47 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 55-47
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-55-47
Status: in_force

The board of supervisors of any county of the state which becomes a part of an air ambulance service district may levy a county-wide tax for the support and maintenance of the district in an amount not to exceed one (1) mill. Any county which desires to become a part of an air ambulance service district shall levy each year a tax of not less than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mill on all taxable property of the county for the support and maintenance of the district or such county will not be qualified to become or remain a part of the district, with the exception that should any county desire to appropriate an equivalent sum from the general fund or other available funds of the county, as provided in Section 41-55-49 , the levying of the tax shall not be mandatory.

Should the board of directors of any air ambulance service district determine that a tax levy of less than one-half ( 1 / 2 ) mill on the properties comprising the district would be sufficient to maintain and operate the district for the forthcoming fiscal year, such determination shall, by resolution, be spread upon the minutes of the board of directors, which resolution shall recite the amount of the tax levy which would suffice. A certified copy of such resolution shall be delivered to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the counties affected thereby. When so done, the board of supervisors of the counties comprising the district may for the forthcoming year levy a tax of no less than the amount of levy declared to be sufficient in such resolution without losing their qualification as members of the district.

Any tax levy made under the provisions of this section shall be used exclusively for the support and maintenance of the district and shall be made by the boards of supervisors at the time and in the manner that other county tax levies are made. The revenue provided by this section shall not, under any circumstances, be commingled with other county funds.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-167 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 41-167
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-167
Status: in_force

Nothing in Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 shall be construed as creating or recognizing a right to abortion, nor a right to a particular method of abortion.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-65 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 73-65
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-65
Status: in_force

All expenses incurred by the authority in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be payable solely from funds provided under this chapter, and nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the authority to incur indebtedness or liability on behalf of or payable by the state or any political subdivision.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-21 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 26-21
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-21
Status: in_force

Following the hearing, the presiding official shall enter an order which shall become a final order of the director, unless the petitioner or other interested person appearing at the hearing, shall, within ten (10) days after the date of the final order was made, appeal to the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County or the chancery court of the county of the situs, in whole or in part. The petitioner or other interested person shall give a cost bond with sufficient sureties, payable to the state in the sum of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), to be fixed in the order appealed from. The cost bond shall be filed with and approved by the director, who shall certify the bond, together with a certified copy of the record of the hearing in the matter, to the chancery court, which shall be the record of the cause. Except as provided in this section, an appeal to the chancery court as provided in this section shall not stay the execution of a final order of the director.

Any person who is aggrieved by any final order or other decision issued under this section may, within ten (10) days after the date of that order or decision, petition the Chancery Court of the First Judicial District of Hinds County or the chancery court of the county of the situs, in whole or in part, for an appeal with supersedeas. The chancellor shall grant a hearing on that petition. Upon good cause shown, the chancellor may grant the appeal with supersedeas. The appellant shall be required to post a bond with sufficient sureties according to law in an amount to be determined by the chancellor. Appeals shall be considered only upon the record as made at the hearing before the presiding official. The chancery court shall always be deemed open for hearing of appeals and the chancellor may hear the appeal in termtime or in vacation at any place in the chancellor's district. The appeal shall have precedence over all civil cases, except election contests. The chancery court shall review all questions of law and of fact. If no prejudicial error is found, the matter shall be affirmed and remanded to the director for enforcement. If a prejudicial error is found, the matter shall be reversed and the chancery court shall remand the matter to the director for appropriate action as may be indicated or necessary under the circumstances. Appeals may be taken from the chancery court to the Supreme Court in the manner as now required by law, but if a supersedeas is desired by the party appealing to the chancery court, that party may apply for the supersedeas to the chancellor, who shall award a writ of supersedeas, without additional bond, if in the chancellor's judgment material damage is not likely to result. If material damage is likely to result, the chancellor shall require a supersedeas bond as deemed proper, which shall be liable to the state for any damage.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-153 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 4 / Section 19-153
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-153
Status: in_force

Persons admitted to the center shall be assessed support and maintenance costs in accordance with the provisions of the state reimbursement laws as they apply to other state institutions.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-3 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 26-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-3
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed herein unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(a) “Administrator” means the Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or the administrator's designee.

(b) “Board” means the Mississippi State Board of Health.

(c) “Community public water system” means a public water system serving at least fifteen (15) individual service connections used by year-round consumers or regularly servicing at least twenty-five (25) individual consumers year-round.

(d) “Construction” means any placement, assembly or installation of facilities or equipment, including contractual obligations to purchase those facilities or equipment, at the location where the equipment will be used, including any preparation work at any location.

(e) “Contaminant” means any physical, chemical, biological or radiological substance or matter in water.

(f) “Cross connection” means any direct interconnection between a public water system and a non-public water system or other source which may result in the contamination of the drinking water provided by the public water system.

(g) “Department” means the Mississippi State Department of Health.

(h) “Director” means the State Health Officer or the health officer's designee.

(i) “Federal act” means the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended, principally codified as 42 U.S.C. Section 300(f) et seq.

(j) “Federal agency” means any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States.

(k) “Interested party” means any person claiming an interest in the water system operation that is the subject of the hearing and who may be affected by the water system.

(l) “Maximum contaminant level” means the maximum permissible level of a contaminant in water which is delivered to any user of a public water system.

(m) “Municipality” means a city, town, village or other public body created by state law, or an Indian tribal organization authorized by law.

(n) “National primary drinking water regulations” means primary drinking water regulations promulgated by the administrator under the federal act.

(o) “Nontransient, noncommunity public water system” means a public water system that is not a community water system and that regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) of the same persons over six (6) months per year.

(p) “Person” means an individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, municipality or federal agency.

(q) “Public water system” means a system for providing to the public piped water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances if the system has at least fifteen (15) service connections or regularly serves at least twenty-five (25) individuals. The term includes but is not limited to:

(i) Any collection, treatment, storage and distribution facilities under control of the operator of the system and used primarily in connection with the system; and

(ii) Any collection or pre-treatment storage facilities not under the control which are used primarily in connection with the system.

(r) “Semi-public water system” means a system for the provision to the public of water for human consumption through pipes or other constructed conveyances if the system has more than one but less than fifteen (15) service connections.

(s) “Supplier of water” means any person who owns, or controls a public water system.

(t) “Violator” means a public water system, an officer or director of a public water system, an operator, certified or otherwise, or any other person designated by a public water system or the department as the official responsible for the operation of a public water system.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-169 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 41-169
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-169
Status: in_force

If any one or more provisions, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or words of Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is found to be unconstitutional, the same is declared to be severable and the balance of Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 shall remain effective notwithstanding such unconstitutionality. The Legislature declares that it would have passed Sections 41-41-151 through 41-41-169 , and each provision, section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more provisions, sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or words be declared unconstitutional.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 21 / Section 125-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-125-1
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the Legislature to develop, establish, and enforce licensure and basic standards for prescribed pediatric extended care centers in order to assure that the centers provide the necessary family-centered medical, developmental, physiological, nutritional, psychosocial and family training services.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-25-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 25-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-25-1
Status: in_force

The State Board of Health shall have authority to make such sanitary investigations and prepare such rules and regulations governing the disinfection and sanitation of public buildings and vehicles as it may deem necessary for the protection and improvement of health.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-233 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 9 / Section 19-233
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-19-233
Status: in_force

The center shall be located on the site of the Mississippi State Hospital previously known as the Whitfield Annex.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-33 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 59-33
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-59-33
Status: in_force

(1) Any person desiring certification as an emergency medical technician shall apply to the board using forms prescribed by the board. Each application for an emergency medical technician certificate shall be accompanied by a certificate fee to be fixed by the board, which shall be paid to the board. Any increase in the fee charged by the board under this section shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 41-3-65 . Upon the successful completion of the board's approved emergency medical technical training program, the board shall make a determination of the applicant's qualifications as an emergency medical technician as set forth in the regulations promulgated by the board, and shall issue an emergency medical technician certificate to the applicant.

(2) Any person who desires to exercise the privilege to practice under the Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact must complete the terms and provisions of the Compact as prescribed in Section 41-59-101 .
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-119 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 39-119
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-119
Status: in_force

(a) A person authorized to make an anatomical gift under Section 41-39-117 may make an anatomical gift by a document of gift signed by the person making the gift or by that person's oral communication that is electronically recorded or is contemporaneously reduced to a record and signed by the individual receiving the oral communication.

(b) Subject to subsection (c), an anatomical gift by a person authorized under Section 41-39-117 may be amended or revoked orally or in a record by any member of a prior class who is reasonably available. If more than one (1) member of the prior class is reasonably available, the gift made by a person authorized under Section 41-39-117 may be:

(1) Amended only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the amending of the gift; or

(2) Revoked only if a majority of the reasonably available members agree to the revoking of the gift or if they are equally divided as to whether to revoke the gift.

(c) A revocation under subsection (b) is effective only if, before an incision has been made to remove a part from the donor's body or before invasive procedures have begun to prepare the recipient, the procurement organization, transplant hospital, or physician or technician knows of the revocation.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-51-25 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 51-25
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-51-25
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have power to suspend for any fixed period, or to revoke, the license held by any licensee under this chapter in the event that such licensee shall violate and fail or refuse to obey any of the provisions of this chapter, or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner, or in the event the state board of health shall certify in writing to the commissioner that any particular disposal plant or rendering plant is a menace to the public health, stating the charges specifically and definitely, in which case the hearing hereinafter provided for shall be held within thirty (30) days after such charges of said board are so filed.

Before any license shall be suspended or revoked, the licensee shall be furnished with a written copy of the charges made against him and a hearing shall be had before the commissioner, or his authorized representative, at such time and place as he may fix, upon at least ten (10) days' notice in writing to the licensee, to determine whether such license shall be suspended or revoked. Such notice may be served either by registered mail, with return receipt, addressed to such licensee at the address shown in his application, or in the manner provided by law for the service of a summons. At the time and place fixed for the hearing, the licensee may appear in person and by counsel and such charges shall be deemed denied, without any answer thereto. The licensee may, however, file an answer if he so desires. Any other person whose interest would be adversely affected either by the suspension or revocation of such license or by its continuing in effect may intervene and offer evidence at such hearings. The hearing shall be conducted in a summary manner, under such procedure as the rules and regulations may prescribe, and the commissioner, or his representative, shall receive and hear all the evidence and arguments offered by both parties and shall afford the licensee full opportunity to present all defenses available to him. When a hearing under this section is conducted before a representative of the commissioner, a written report and summary of the evidence at such hearing shall be made by him to the commissioner, with recommendation for action thereon. The commissioner, after such hearing before him, or after considering such report and summary of the evidence by his representative, shall render such decision and make such order as he may deem just, either dismissing the proceedings, or suspending the license for any fixed period, or revoking the license. Such order shall be entered on his records and written notice thereof shall be forthwith mailed by registered mail, with return receipt, to or served personally upon such licensee.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-217 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 41-217
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-217
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise specified in an advance health-care directive, a person then authorized to make health-care decisions for a patient has the same rights as the patient to request, receive, examine, copy and consent to the disclosure of medical or any other health-care information.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-51 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 20 / Section 73-51
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-51
Status: in_force

No bonds issued by the authority under this chapter shall constitute a debt, liability or general obligation of the state, or a pledge of the faith and credit of the state, but shall be payable solely as provided by Sections 41-73-43 and 41-73-45 . Each bond issued under this chapter shall contain on the face thereof a statement that neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the state or any political subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on such bond.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-103 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 13 / Section 29-103
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-103
Status: in_force

The purpose of this article is to make, wherever possible, the law of Mississippi uniform with that of states having the same or similar laws.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-69 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 14 / Section 21-69
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-21-69
Status: in_force

(1)(a) The appointed examiners shall immediately make a full inquiry into the condition of the person alleged to be in need of treatment and shall make a mental examination and physical evaluation of the person, and each examiner must make a report and certificate of the findings of all mental and acute physical problems to the clerk of the court. Each report and certificate must set forth the facts as found by the appointed examiner and must state whether the examiner is of the opinion that the proposed patient is suffering a disability defined in Sections 41-21-61 through 41-21-107 and should be committed to a treatment facility. The statement shall include the reasons for that opinion. The examination may be based upon a history provided by the patient and the report and certificate of findings shall include an identification of all mental and physical problems identified by the examination.

(b) If the appointed examiner finds: (i) the respondent has mental illness; (ii) the respondent is capable of surviving safely in the community with available supervision from family, friends or others; (iii) based on the respondent's treatment history and other applicable medical or psychiatric indicia, the respondent is in need of treatment in order to prevent further disability or deterioration that would result in significant deterioration in the ability to carry out activities of daily living; and (iv) his or her current mental status or the nature of his or her illness limits or negates his or her ability to make an informed decision to seek voluntarily or comply with recommended treatment; the appointed examiners shall so show on the examination report and certification and shall recommend outpatient commitment. The appointed examiners shall also show the name, address and telephone number of the proposed outpatient treatment physician or facility.

(2) The examinations shall be conducted and concluded within forty-eight (48) hours after the order for examination and appointment of attorney, and the certificates of the appointed examiners shall be filed with the clerk of the court within that time, unless the running of that period extends into nonbusiness hours, in which event the certificates must be filed at the beginning of the next business day. However, if the appointed examiners are of the opinion that additional time to complete the examination is necessary, and this fact is communicated to the chancery clerk or chancellor, the clerk or chancellor shall have authority to extend the time for completion of the examination and the filing of the certificate, the extension to be not more than eight (8) hours.

(3) At the beginning of the examination, the respondent shall be told in plain language of the purpose of the examination, the possible consequences of the examination, of his or her right to refuse to answer any questions, and his or her right to have his or her attorney present.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-207 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 22 / Section 41-207
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-207
Status: in_force

(1) An individual may revoke the designation of an agent only by a signed writing or by personally informing the supervising health-care provider.

(2) An individual may revoke all or part of an advance health-care directive, other than the designation of an agent, at any time and in any manner that communicates an intent to revoke.

(3) A health-care provider, agent, guardian, or surrogate who is informed of a revocation shall promptly communicate the fact of the revocation to the supervising health-care provider and to any health-care institution at which the patient is receiving care.

(4) A decree of annulment, divorce, dissolution of marriage, or legal separation revokes a previous designation of a spouse as agent unless otherwise specified in the decree or in a power of attorney for health care.

(5) An advance health-care directive that conflicts with an earlier advance health-care directive revokes the earlier directive to the extent of the conflict.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 27-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-1
Status: in_force

The county board of supervisors in any county of this state may, with the approval of the state health officer, appoint three (3) persons who will constitute a board of commissioners of said county to be known as “The __________ County Mosquito Control Commission,” (inserting the name of the county in and for which the commissioners are appointed). The commissioners first so appointed in any county shall hold office respectively for the term of one (1), two (2) and three (3) years, as indicated and fixed in the order of appointment. All such commissioners, after the first appointment, shall be so appointed for the full term of three (3) years. Vacancies in the said commission occurring by resignation or otherwise shall be filled by the county board of supervisors with the approval of the state health officer, and the persons appointed to fill such vacancies shall be appointed for the unexpired term only. Such persons so appointed, when duly qualified, constituting such commission, and their successors are hereby created a body politic, with power to sue and be sued, to use a common seal and make bylaws.

The members of any such commission shall serve without compensation, except that the necessary expenses of each commissioner for actual attendance of meetings and a per diem as provided in Section 25-3-69 shall be allowed and paid. No commissioner shall be paid per diem in excess of two (2) meetings per month. The president and secretary shall furnish bond in the amount of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000.00) each, the fee for same to be charged to available funds obtained for the work herein mentioned. No persons employed by the said commission shall be a member thereof. Before entering upon the duties of his office each commissioner shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation before the clerk of the county in and for which he is appointed, to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his office, which oath or affirmation shall be filed with the clerk of the county wherein the commission of which he is a member is appointed. Every such commission shall annually choose from among its members a president and treasurer, and employ a director who is trained in mosquito control operations, and whose duty it shall be to direct the work of the commission as its executive. Every such commission shall employ a clerk or secretary, and such other help as it may deem necessary to carry out the purposes of this article. It may also determine the duties and compensation of such employees, and make all rules and regulations respecting the same.

It shall be the duty of the county board of supervisors in each county to provide such commission with a suitable office where its meetings may be held, its maps, plans, documents, records, and accounts shall be kept, and office work carried on. The commission shall hold monthly meetings, and not less than two (2) members shall constitute a quorum.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-169 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 29-169
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-29-169
Status: in_force

The Mississippi Bureau of Drug Enforcement and state board of education shall carry out educational programs designed to prevent and deter misuse and abuse of controlled substances. In connection with these programs they may:

(1) Promote better recognition of the problems of misuse and abuse of controlled substances within the regulated industry and among interested groups and organizations;

(2) Assist the regulated industry and interested groups and organizations in contributing to the reduction of misuse and abuse of controlled substances;

(3) Consult with interested groups and organizations to aid them in solving administrative and organizational problems;

(4) Evaluate procedures, projects, techniques, and controls conducted or proposed as part of educational programs on misuse and abuse of controlled substances;

(5) Disseminate the results of research on misuse and abuse of controlled substances to promote a better public understanding of what problems exist and what can be done to combat them; and

(6) Assist in the education and training of state and local law enforcement officials in their efforts to control misuse and abuse of controlled substances.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-11-7 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 11-7
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-11-7
Status: in_force

In all counties and municipalities whose residents use the facilities of the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the board of supervisors is hereby authorized and empowered, in its discretion, to make an unlimited annual appropriation to the Medical Center, and the governing authorities of the municipality are hereby authorized and empowered, in their discretion, to make an unlimited annual appropriation to the Medical Center. The funds thus appropriated by the county and by the municipality for the added maintenance and support of the Medical Center shall be paid from the General Fund of the county and the municipality, and the amount thus appropriated by the county and by the municipality may be paid in monthly installments for the use and benefit of the Medical Center.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-35-3 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 35-3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-35-3
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of any physician, surgeon, obstetrician, midwife, nurse, maternity home or hospital of any nature, parent, relative or other person attendant on or assisting in any way whatsoever, any infant, or the mother of any infant, at childbirth, or at any time within two (2) weeks after childbirth, knowing the condition defined in Section 41-35-1 to exist, within six (6) hours thereafter, to report such fact, as the state board of health shall direct, to the local health officer of the city, town, village, or whatever other political division there may be, within which the infant or the mother of the infant may reside.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-34-1 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 7 / Section 34-1
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-34-1
Status: in_force

For the purposes of Sections 41-34-1 through 41-34-7 the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a) “Health care provider” shall mean a person licensed by this state to provide health care or professional services as a physician, podiatrist, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, nurse practitioner, dentist, chiropractor or optometrist.

(b) “Board” means the State Board of Medical Licensure, State Board of Dental Examiners, the Mississippi Board of Nursing, the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners or the State Board of Optometry.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-35 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 24 / Section 41-35
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-41-35
Status: in_force

(1) The State Department of Health shall cause to be published in English within sixty (60) days after July 1, 1991, the following easily comprehensible printed materials:

(a) Geographically indexed materials designed to inform the woman of public and private agencies and services available to assist a woman through pregnancy, upon childbirth and while the child is dependent, including adoption agencies, which shall include a comprehensive list of the agencies available, a description of the services they offer and a description of the manner, including telephone numbers, in which they might be contacted, or, at the option of the Department of Health, printed materials including a toll-free, twenty-four-hour-a-day telephone number which may be called to obtain, orally, such a list and description of agencies in the locality of the caller and of the services they offer.

(b) Materials designed to inform the woman of the probable anatomical and physiological characteristics of the unborn child at two-week gestational increments from the time when a woman can be known to be pregnant to full term, including any relevant information on the possibility of the unborn child's survival. The materials shall include color pictures representing the development of the child at two-week gestational increments. These pictures must contain the dimensions of the unborn child and must be realistic. The materials shall be objective, nonjudgmental and designed to convey only accurate scientific information about the unborn child at the various gestational ages.

(c) Materials that include the information described in subparagraphs (ii) and (iv) of paragraph (1)(a) of Section 41-41-33 and in subparagraphs (i) , (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (1)(b) of Section 41-41-33 .

(d) Materials designed to inform the woman of pregnancy prevention methods for females and males, which materials shall describe each method in detail and include pictures or diagrams that illustrate the proper usage of each method.

(2) The materials shall be printed in a typeface large enough to be clearly legible.

(3) The materials required under this section shall be available at no cost from the Department of Health upon request and in appropriate number to any person, facility or hospital.

(4) The Department of Health shall review the printed materials required by subsection (1) of this section on an annual basis in order to determine if any changes are needed to be made to the contents of the materials, and shall promulgate any rules and regulations necessary for considering and making such changes.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-39 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 10 / Section 73-39
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-73-39
Status: in_force

The proceeds of the bonds of each issue shall be used for the payment of all or part of the cost of or for the making of a loan in the amount of all or part of the cost of the hospital equipment or the hospital facilities for which such bonds have been authorized or for the refunding of outstanding bonds of the authority and, at the option of the authority, for the deposit into a reserve fund or reserve funds for the bonds; provided that the authority shall be paid an amount of money equal to all of the authority's out-of-pocket expenses and costs in connection with the issuance, sale and delivery of such bonds including, without limitation, all financing, legal (including bond and underwriter's counsel), accounting, financial, advisory, blue sky, printing and other expenses and costs in issuing such bonds, including also initial fees paid to the trustee of the bond issue and to any party servicing the leases, installment purchase contracts and loan agreements for the authority, and the costs of obtaining insurance, guarantees and letters of credit securing payment of the bonds and the lease, loan and installment purchase payments, plus an amount of money equal to the compensation paid to any employee of the authority for the time such employee has spent on activities relating to the issuance, sale and delivery of such bonds, utilizing therefor money from the proceeds of the sale and delivery of bonds issued in accordance with this act. Bond proceeds shall be disbursed in such manner and under such restrictions, if any, as may be determined by the authority.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-37-19 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 3 / Section 37-19
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-37-19
Status: in_force

No evidence obtained through any autopsy performed under the provisions of Section 41-37-9 shall be admitted over the objection of any party in the trial of any civil cause before a court or commission of this state.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-131 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 17 / Section 27-131
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-27-131
Status: in_force

All funds used for a mosquito control program shall be placed in a special fund in the county depository and shall be paid out by the county auditor on order of the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall not order such funds paid except on orders signed by a majority of the members of the commission and supported by properly itemized invoices or accounts.
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-133 — MS Code / Title 41 / Chapter 23 / Section 39-133
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-39-133
Status: in_force

A person that, in order to obtain a financial gain, intentionally falsifies, forges, conceals, defaces, or obliterates a document of gift, an amendment or revocation of a document of gift, or a refusal commits a felony and upon conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or imprisonment not exceeding five (5) years, or both.