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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 86 - MISSISSIPPI CHILDREN'S HEALTH CARE INSURANCE PROGRAM ACT (§§ 41-86-1 — 41-86-17) › Section 41-86-17 - through 41-86-21 - [Repealed]

§ 41-86-17. [ Laws, 1998, ch. 572, § 9; reenacted and amended, Laws, 2001, ch. 532, § 9, eff from and after June 30, 2001.] § 41-86-19; Laws, 1999, ch. 546, § 2; Laws, 2000, ch. 625, § 2, eff from and after passage (approved May 23, 2000.] § 41-86-21; Laws, 1999, ch. 546, § 3, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 21, 1999.).
Repealed by § 8 of Chapter 334, Laws of 2012, effective 1/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 87 - EARLY INTERVENTION ACT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-87-1 — 41-87-19) › Section 41-87-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Early Intervention Act for Infants and Toddlers.
Laws, 1990, ch. 554, § 1, eff. 7/1/1990.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 87 - EARLY INTERVENTION ACT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-87-1 — 41-87-19) › Section 41-87-3 - Legislative findings

The Legislature finds that there is an urgent and substantial need to develop and implement a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system of early intervention services, which is family centered and community based, for all eligible infants and toddlers and their families.
Laws, 1990, ch. 554, § 2; Laws, 1993, ch. 424, § 1, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 87 - EARLY INTERVENTION ACT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-87-1 — 41-87-19) › Section 41-87-12 - Local interagency coordinating councils; duties; membership

(1)
For the purposes of this chapter, the state council will recognize or facilitate the formation of district and local interagency councils to plan and coordinate services, in conjunction with the district office of the lead agency, for eligible infants and toddlers and their families who reside within the county or counties served by the councils. Local councils may enter into contractual agreements with the lead agency to become primary service agencies.
(2)
The duties of local interagency coordinating councils shall include:
(a)
Identifying existing early intervention services and resources;
(b)
Identifying gaps in the service delivery system and developing strategies to address these gaps;
(c)
Identifying alternative funding sources;
(d)
Facilitating the development of interagency agreements and supporting the development of service coalitions;
(e)
Assisting in the implementation of policies and procedures that will promote interagency collaboration;
(f)
Developing local procedures and determining mechanisms for implementing policies and procedures in accordance with state and federal statutes and regulations;
(g)
Developing a local interagency plan for the coordination of early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and their families;
(h)
Collecting necessary and appropriate data on early intervention service provision in the area;
(i)
Serving as the fiscal and or contracting agent for a local community for the provision of early intervention services, training or planning.
(3)
Local interagency coordinating councils shall be composed of community members who are interested in supporting coordinated early intervention services, representatives of all local agencies serving infants and toddlers, medical professionals, public and private service providers, parents of persons with disabilities, community and business leaders and local agencies.
Laws, 1993, ch. 424, § 6, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 87 - EARLY INTERVENTION ACT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-87-1 — 41-87-19) › Section 41-87-13 - Services provided to infants and toddlers and their families upon implementation of early intervention plan; individualized family service plan to serve as comprehensive service plan for all agencies

(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.
Laws, 1990, ch. 554, § 7; Laws, 1993, ch. 424, § 7; Laws, 2001, ch. 392, § 5, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 87 - EARLY INTERVENTION ACT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-87-1 — 41-87-19) › Section 41-87-15 - Additional federal and state funding to be used to supplement and increase existing funding

Any federal funds made available to the state through Part C and any additional state funds appropriated for early intervention services after July 1, 1990, shall be used to supplement and increase the level of state, local and other federal funds that were expended for eligible children and their families before July 1, 1990. Funds provided under Part C may not be used to satisfy a financial commitment for services that would have been paid for from another public or private source if Part C money did not exist, except that whenever necessary to prevent a delay in the receipt of appropriate early intervention services by the infant or toddler or family in a timely fashion, Part C funds may be used to pay the provider of the services pending reimbursement to the lead agency from the agency that has ultimate responsibility for the payment.
Laws, 1990, ch. 554, § 8; Laws, 1993, ch. 424, § 8; Laws, 2001, ch. 392, § 6, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 87 - EARLY INTERVENTION ACT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-87-1 — 41-87-19) › Section 41-87-17 - Implementation of early intervention program

Full implementation of the early intervention system according to the timelines and objectives established by collaborative participating agencies is contingent upon adequate and continuing state and/or federal funding.
Laws, 1990, ch. 554, § 9; Laws, 1993, ch. 424, § 9, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 87 - EARLY INTERVENTION ACT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-87-1 — 41-87-19) › Section 41-87-19 - Review of budgets and policies of participating agencies; financial responsibility

The lead agency shall review the proposed budgets and policies of the participating agencies as they effect implementation of the coordinated interagency early intervention system in the state. The State Legislature through its budgetary and appropriations process shall have final responsibility for assignment of financial responsibility in the state.
Laws, 1993, ch. 424, § 10, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 88 - MISSISSIPPI CHILD IMMUNIZATION ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-88-1 — 41-88-3) › Section 41-88-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Child Immunization Act of 1994."
Laws, 1994, ch. 365, § 1, eff. 3/14/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 88 - MISSISSIPPI CHILD IMMUNIZATION ACT OF 1994 (§§ 41-88-1 — 41-88-3) › Section 41-88-3 - Administration of child vaccination program by State Department of Health; duties; responsibilities

(1)
The State Department of Health is responsible for assuring that all children in the state are appropriately immunized against vaccine-preventable diseases. In order to improve the state's immunization levels in children, the State Department of Health shall enhance current immunization activities and focus on children receiving all recommended immunizations by twenty-four (24) months of age. The immunizations shall be administered according to the recommendations of the national Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The administration of vaccine shall not be delayed due to a reluctance of the health-care provider to administer multiple immunizations in a visit. The department shall improve parent compliance and provide more timely scheduling, recall and follow-up in order to achieve national and state immunization level goals.
(2)
The State Department of Health shall establish a statewide childhood immunization registry to which all health-care providers will report the administration of childhood immunizations. The State Board of Health will promulgate rules and regulations needed to implement this section. The department shall make information regarding the immunization status of children in the registry available to the parents/guardians of the child, health-care providers and individuals or organizations that are required to report on the immunizations status of children in their care.
Laws, 1994, ch. 365, § 2, eff. 3/14/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 89 - INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION (§§ 41-89-1 — 41-89-21) › INFANT MORTALITY TASK FORCE (§§ 41-89-1 — 41-89-5) › Section 41-89-1 - [Repealed]

Repealed by its own terms by Laws, 2005, ch. 509, § 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Laws, 1992, ch. 558 § 1; Laws, 1995, ch. 444, § 1; Laws, 1997, ch. 438, § 1; Laws, 1999, ch. 356, § 1; Laws, 2000, ch. 454, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 489, § 1; Laws, 2004, ch. 413, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 509, § 1, eff. 6/30/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 89 - INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION (§§ 41-89-1 — 41-89-21) › INFANT MORTALITY TASK FORCE (§§ 41-89-1 — 41-89-5) › Section 41-89-3 - [Repealed]

Repealed by its own terms by Laws, 2005, ch. 509, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Laws, 1992, ch. 558 § 2; Laws, 1995, ch. 444, § 2; Laws, 1997, ch. 438, § 2; Laws, 1999, ch. 356, § 2; Laws, 2003, ch. 417, § 1; Laws, 2005, ch. 509, § 2, eff. 6/30/2005.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 89 - INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION (§§ 41-89-1 — 41-89-21) › INFANT MORTALITY TASK FORCE (§§ 41-89-1 — 41-89-5) › Section 41-89-5 - Duties of task force; recommendations

(1)
The task force shall:
(a)
Serve an advocacy and public awareness role with the general public regarding maternal and infant health issues;
(b)
Conduct studies on maternal and infant health and related issues;
(c)
Serve as the state's official liaison with the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality, a project of the Southern Governors' Association and the Southern Legislative Conference;
(d)
Recommend to the Governor and the Legislature appropriate policies to reduce Mississippi's infant mortality and morbidity rates and to improve the status of maternal and infant health; and
(e)
Report annually to the Governor and the Legislature regarding the progress made toward the goals outlined in subsection (1) of Section
41-89-1
and the actions taken with regard to recommendations previously made.
(2)
In developing its recommendations, the task force may consult with experts and shall examine actions taken in other states and review the policy statement developed during the Southern Legislative Summit on Healthy Infants and Families sponsored by the Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality.
Laws, 1992, ch. 558 § 3, eff. 5/15/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 89 - INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION (§§ 41-89-1 — 41-89-21) › INFANT MORTALITY REDUCTION COLLABORATIVE (§ 41-89-21) › Section 41-89-21 - [Repealed]

Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 323, HB 456, 1, eff. 7/1/2017.
Added by Laws, 2015, ch. 492, § 1, eff. 4/23/2015.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 90 - HEARING IMPAIRMENT OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-90-1 — 41-90-9) › Section 41-90-1 - Screening of newborns for hearing impairment; notification of parents

(1)
The physician attending any newborn child in a hospital in this state, or the person attending any newborn child in a hospital in this state if the child is not attended by a physician, shall cause the child, if available, to be screened or evaluated to determine if the child has a potential hearing impairment, using methods and procedures prescribed by the State Department of Health. If it is determined by such screening or evaluation that a newborn child in a hospital in this state may have a hearing impairment, the physician or other person attending the child shall (a) refer the child for confirmatory testing, and (b) make reasonable efforts to promptly notify the child's parents or guardian that the child may have a hearing impairment and shall explain to them the potential effect of such impairment on the development of the child's speech and language skills.
(2)
For the purposes of this section, the term "hearing impairment" means a dysfunction of the auditory system of any type or degree that is sufficient that it may interfere with the acquisition and development of speech and language skills with or without the use of sound amplification. No health-care provider shall be civilly liable for the failure to conduct such screening or evaluation.
Laws, 1997, ch. 514, § 1; Laws, 2001, ch. 419, § 1, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 90 - HEARING IMPAIRMENT OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-90-1 — 41-90-9) › Section 41-90-3 - Legislative findings

Based on information from the American Academy of Pediatrics, the National Institutes of Health, American Academy of Audiology, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and others who have completed extensive research on early identification of children with hearing loss, the Legislature finds an urgent need to establish an early identification system and a comprehensive service delivery system of developmentally appropriate services for infants and toddlers with hearing impairments and their families.
Laws, 1997, ch. 514, § 2; Laws, 2001, ch. 419, § 2, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 90 - HEARING IMPAIRMENT OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-90-1 — 41-90-9) › Section 41-90-7 - Appointment of advisory committee

The State Health Officer shall appoint an advisory committee of at least nine (9) members that may include physician(s), audiologist(s), educator(s), parent(s) and others as appropriate. The committee shall provide advice to the State Interagency Coordinating Council established under Section
41-87-7
, and the State Department of Health on issues regarding this chapter and its provisions. The committee shall be created so that members serve for three (3) years and one-third (1/3) of its members are retired annually, unless reappointed.
Laws, 1997, ch. 514, § 4; Laws, 2001, ch. 419, § 4, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 90 - HEARING IMPAIRMENT OF INFANTS AND TODDLERS (§§ 41-90-1 — 41-90-9) › Section 41-90-9 - Fiscal support for Department of Health

(1)
The Legislature, knowing that hearing is essential to appropriate language development which is, in turn, directly related to communication skills and the ultimate ability of a child to attain his or her best level of education, and finding limited resources available in the state and few providers qualified to provide developmentally appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic services to infants and toddlers identified through the early hearing detection and intervention program, finds it necessary to supplement the efforts of the State Department of Health as lead agency for the implementation of Part C of IDEA in its efforts to identify and provide developmentally appropriate services to hearing impaired infants and toddlers and their families.
(2)
To assure the best possible developmental outcomes for infants and toddlers identified through the early hearing detection and intervention program, the Legislature shall provide fiscal support to the infant and toddler early intervention program of the State Department of Health to:
(a)
Establish positions reasonable and appropriate to insure that the provisions of this chapter are carried out;
(b)
Procure equipment to achieve universal hearing screening of one hundred percent (100%) of live births;
(c)
Procure diagnostic equipment necessary to identify the cause of the child's hearing impairment and plan an appropriate course of therapeutic services;
(d)
Assist with the establishment of training programs on the education of hearing impaired children in the colleges and universities of the state;
(e)
Assist with in-service training of existing providers of services to the hearing impaired population of the state to increase their skill in providing developmentally appropriate services to infants and toddlers and their families;
(f)
Contract directly with individuals identified as qualified providers of services; and
(g)
Provide training for appropriate staff of schools and school districts to insure the successful transition of children upon reaching age three (3) from Part C to services under Part B of IDEA through schools across the state or other appropriate services.
Laws, 1997, ch. 514, § 5; Laws, 2001, ch. 419, § 5, eff. 7/1/2001.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Mississippi Cancer Registry Act.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 1, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-3 - Definitions

The following words shall have the meanings ascribed herein unless the context clearly requires otherwise:
(a)
"Board" means the State Board of Health.
(b)
"Department" means the State Department of Health.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 2, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-5 - Department to establish and maintain central cancer registry; central data bank; use of data

(1)
The department may establish and maintain a central cancer registry for the state.
(2)
The cancer registry shall be a central data bank of accurate, precise and current information that medical authorities agree serves as an invaluable tool in the early recognition, prevention, cure and control of cancer. Registry data can be used to plan and evaluate cancer control measures in the areas of risk assessment, prevention, early detection, patient care, public and professional education and clinical research.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 3, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-7 - Board to adopt rules and regulations; powers of board

(1)
The board may adopt rules and regulations that the board considers necessary to implement this chapter.
(2)
The board in its rules and regulations shall specify the types of information to be provided to cancer registry and the persons and entities who are required to provide such information to the cancer registry.
(3)
The department may:
(a)
Execute contracts that the department considers necessary;
(b)
Receive the data from medical records of cases of cancer that are in the custody or under the control of clinical laboratories, hospitals, physician's offices and cancer treatment centers or other health-care providers to record and analyze the data related to those diseases;
(c)
Compile and publish statistical and other studies derived from the patient data obtained under this chapter to provide, in an accessible form, information that is useful to physicians, other medical personnel and the general public;
(d)
Comply with requirements as necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amounts and most advantageous proportions possible; and
(e)
Receive and use gifts made for the purpose of this chapter.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 4, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-9 - Department to publish reports with other cancer reporting organizations and research institutions

The department, in cooperation with other cancer reporting organizations and research institutions, may publish reports the department determines are necessary or desirable to carry out the purpose of this chapter.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 5, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-11 - Confidentiality of patients' medical records

(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.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 6, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-13 - Persons exempt from civil or criminal liability for furnishing information

The following persons who act in compliance with this chapter are not civilly or criminally liable for furnishing the information required hereunder:
(a)
A hospital, clinical laboratory, cancer treatment center or other health-care facility;
(b)
An administrator, officer or employee of a hospital, clinical laboratory, cancer treatment center or other health-care facility; and
(c)
A physician or employee of a physician.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 7, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 91 - CENTRAL CANCER REGISTRY (§§ 41-91-1 — 41-91-15) › Section 41-91-15 - Penalties for failure to provide, or for misuse of, information

Any person or entity who fails to provide the information required to be provided to the cancer registry or who misuses the information provided to the cancer registry shall be subject to a civil penalty of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for each such failure or misuse. Such penalty shall be assessed and levied by the board after a hearing, and all such penalties collected shall be deposited into the State General Fund.
Laws, 1993, ch. 529, § 8, eff. 7/1/1993.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 93 - OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EDUCATION ACT (§§ 41-93-1 — 41-93-9) › Section 41-93-1 - Short title

This chapter may be cited as the "Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Act."
Laws, 1994, ch. 542, § 1, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 93 - OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EDUCATION ACT (§§ 41-93-1 — 41-93-9) › Section 41-93-3 - Purposes of chapter

The purposes of this chapter are:
(a)
To create a statewide program to promote public awareness and knowledge about the causes of osteoporosis, personal risk factors, the value of prevention and early detection and the options available for treatment;
(b)
To enhance knowledge and understanding of osteoporosis by disseminating educational materials, information about research results, services and strategies for prevention and treatment to patients, health professionals and the public;
(c)
To help provide easy access to clear, complete and accurate osteoporosis information and referral services;
(d)
To heighten awareness about the prevention, detection and treatment of osteoporosis among state and local health and human service officials, health educators and policy makers; and
(e)
To promote the development of support groups for osteoporosis patients and their families and caregivers.
Laws, 1994, ch. 542, § 2, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 93 - OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EDUCATION ACT (§§ 41-93-1 — 41-93-9) › Section 41-93-5 - Powers of State Department of Health

The State Department of Health may:
(a)
Add sufficient qualified staff to implement the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program established by Section
41-93-7
;
(b)
Provide appropriate training for staff of the Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment Education Program;
(c)
Work to improve the capacity of community-based services available to osteoporosis patients;
(d)
Work with governmental offices, community and business leaders, community organizations, health care and human service providers and national osteoporosis organizations to coordinate efforts and maximize state resources in the areas of prevention, education and treatment of osteoporosis;
(e)
Identify and, when appropriate, replicate or use successful osteoporosis programs and procure related materials and services from organizations with appropriate expertise and knowledge of osteoporosis.
Laws, 1994, ch. 542, § 3, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 93 - OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EDUCATION ACT (§§ 41-93-1 — 41-93-9) › Section 41-93-7 - Additional powers of State Department of Health

(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.
Laws, 1994, ch. 542, § 4, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 93 - OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EDUCATION ACT (§§ 41-93-1 — 41-93-9) › Section 41-93-9 - Department may accept grants, etc.; maximization of federal funds

(1)
The department may accept grants, services and property from the federal government, foundations, organizations, medical schools and other entities as may be available for the purposes of fulfilling the obligations of this program.
(2)
The department shall seek any federal waiver or waivers that may be necessary to maximize funds from the federal government to implement this program.
Laws, 1994, ch. 542, § 5, eff. 7/1/1994.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 95 - MISSISSIPPI HEALTH POLICY ACT OF 1994 [Repealed] (§§ 41-95-1 — 41-95-9) › Section 41-95-1 - and 41-95-3 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 28-29, eff. 7/1/1994.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 404, HB 1330, 3, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 95 - MISSISSIPPI HEALTH POLICY ACT OF 1994 [Repealed] (§§ 41-95-1 — 41-95-9) › Section 41-95-5 - and 41-95-7 - [Repealed]

Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 30-31, eff. 7/1/1994.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 402, SB 2572, 5, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 95 - MISSISSIPPI HEALTH POLICY ACT OF 1994 [Repealed] (§§ 41-95-1 — 41-95-9) › Section 41-95-9 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws 1994, ch. 649, § 32, eff. 6/30/1995.
Laws, 1994, ch. 649, § 32.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 97 - STATE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS (§§ 41-97-1 — 41-97-9) › STATE EMPLOYEE WELLNESS AND PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAMS [Repealed] (§§ 41-97-1 — 41-97-9) › Section 41-97-1 - through 41-97-7 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 2010, ch. 516, § 2, effective 7/1/2010.
§ 41-97-1. [Laws, 1995, ch. 441, § 1, eff. 7/1/1995.] § 41-97-3. [Laws, 1995, ch. 441, § 2, eff. 7/1/1995.] § 41-97-5. [Laws, 1995, ch. 441, § 3, eff. 7/1/1995.] § 41-97-7. [Laws, 1995, ch. 441, § 4, eff. 7/1/1995.]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 99 - QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 41-99-1 — 41-99-7) › Section 41-99-1 - Definitions

For purposes of this chapter:
(a)
"Mississippi qualified health center" means a public or nonprofit entity that provides comprehensive primary care services that:
(i)
Has a community board of directors, the majority of whom are users of such centers;
(ii)
Accepts all patients that present themselves despite their ability to pay and uses a sliding-fee-schedule for payments; and
(iii)
Serves a designated medically underserved area or population, as provided in Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act.
(b)
"Uninsured or medically indigent patient" means a patient receiving services from a Mississippi qualified health center who is not eligible for Medicaid, Medicare or any other type of governmental reimbursement for health care costs or receiving third-party payments via an employer.
(c)
"Department" means the State Department of Health.
(d)
"Primary care" means the basic entry level of health care provided by health care practitioners or nonphysician health care practitioners, which is generally provided in an outpatient setting.
(e)
"Medically underserved area or population" means an area designated by the Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services as an area with a shortage of professionals, health services or a population group designated by the secretary as having a shortage of those services.
(f)
"Service grant" means either a care grant or a physician grant, or both, by the department to a Mississippi qualified health center in accordance with this chapter.
(g)
"Program" means the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program established in this chapter.
(h)
"Primary care physician" means a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy who:
(i)
Is a resident of Mississippi;
(ii)
Is licensed to practice medicine under Section
73-25-1
et seq.; and
(iii)
Practices in Family Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Internal Medical-Pediatrics or General Internal Medicine.
(i)
"Care grant" means a service grant awarded under the program in Section
41-99-5(2)
to a Mississippi qualified health center for its use in providing care to uninsured or medically indigent patients in Mississippi.
(j)
"Physician grant" means a service grant awarded under the program in Section
41-99-5(3)
to a Mississippi qualified health center for its use in providing salary supplements to recruit and retain primary care physicians in areas where there is the most need, as determined by the advisory council, in order to increase health care access to patients in Mississippi.
Laws, 1999, ch. 477, § 3; Laws, 2004, ch. 415, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 416, SB 2626,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 99 - QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 41-99-1 — 41-99-7) › Section 41-99-3 - Establishment of Qualified Health Center Grant Program; purpose; administration by Department of Health

(1)
The Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program is established, under the direction and administration of the State Department of Health, for the purpose of making service grants to Mississippi qualified health centers for their use in:
(a)
Providing care to uninsured or medically indigent patients in Mississippi; or
(b)
Providing salary supplements to recruit and retain new primary care physicians in areas where there is the most need, as determined by the advisory council, in order to increase health care access to patients in Mississippi.
(2)
The program shall be established with such state funds as may be appropriated by the Legislature.
Laws, 1999, ch. 477, § 4; Laws, 2004, ch. 415, § 2, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 416, SB 2626,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 99 - QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER GRANT PROGRAM (§§ 41-99-1 — 41-99-7) › Section 41-99-7 - Creation of fund for disbursements of grants

There is created a special fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program Fund, from which service grants and expenditures authorized in connection with the program shall be disbursed. All monies received by legislative appropriation to carry out the purposes of this chapter shall be deposited into the Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program Fund.
Laws, 1999, ch. 477, § 6; Laws, 2004, ch. 415, § 4, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by Laws, 2020, ch. 416, SB 2626,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2020.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 105 - HEALTHCARE COORDINATING COUNCIL [Repealed] (§ 41-105-1) › Section 41-105-1 - and 41-105-3 - [Repealed]

Laws, 2002, ch. 469, § 1-2, eff. 3/25/2002.
Repealed by Laws, 2017, ch. 402, SB 2572, 7, eff. 7/1/2017.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 107 - HEALTH CARE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE (§§ 41-107-1 — 41-107-13) › Section 41-107-1 - Title

This chapter may be known and cited as the "Mississippi Health Care Rights of Conscience Act."
Laws, 2004, ch. 568, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 107 - HEALTH CARE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE (§§ 41-107-1 — 41-107-13) › Section 41-107-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter:
(a)
"Health-care service" means any phase of patient medical care, treatment or procedure, including, but not limited to, the following: patient referral, counseling, therapy, testing, diagnosis or prognosis, research, instruction, prescribing, dispensing or administering any device, drug, or medication, surgery, or any other care or treatment rendered by health-care providers or health-care institutions.
(b)
"Health-care provider" means any individual who may be asked to participate in any way in a health-care service, including, but not limited to: a physician, physician's assistant, nurse, nurses' aide, medical assistant, hospital employee, clinic employee, nursing home employee, pharmacist, pharmacy employee, researcher, medical or nursing school faculty, student or employee, counselor, social worker or any professional, paraprofessional, or any other person who furnishes, or assists in the furnishing of, a health-care procedure.
(c)
"Health-care institution" means any public or private organization, corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, association, agency, network, joint venture, or other entity that is involved in providing health-care services, including, but not limited to: hospitals, clinics, medical centers, ambulatory surgical centers, private physician's offices, pharmacies, nursing homes, university medical schools and nursing schools, medical training facilities, or other institutions or locations where health-care procedures are provided to any person.
(d)
"Health-care payer" means any entity or employer that contracts for, pays for, or arranges for the payment of, in whole or in part, a health-care service, including, but not limited to, health maintenance organizations, health plans, insurance companies or management services organizations.
(e)
"Employer" means any individual or entity that pays for or provides health benefits or health insurance coverage as a benefit to its employees, whether through a third party, a health maintenance organization, a program of self-insurance, or some other means.
(f)
"Participate" in a health-care service means to counsel, advise, provide, perform, assist in, refer for, admit for purposes of providing, or participate in providing, any health-care service or any form of such service.
(g)
"Pay" or "payment" means pay, contract for, or otherwise arrange for the payment of, in whole or in part.
(h)
"Conscience" means the religious, moral or ethical principles held by a health-care provider, the health-care institution or health-care payer. For purposes of this chapter, a health-care institution or health-care payer's conscience shall be determined by reference to its existing or proposed religious, moral or ethical guidelines, mission statement, constitution, bylaws, articles of incorporation, regulations or other relevant documents.
Laws, 2004, ch. 568, § 2, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 107 - HEALTH CARE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE (§§ 41-107-1 — 41-107-13) › Section 41-107-5 - Rights of Conscience of Health-Care Providers

(1)
Rights of Conscience.
A health-care provider has the right not to participate, and no health-care provider shall be required to participate in a health-care service that violates his or her conscience. However, this subsection does not allow a health-care provider to refuse to participate in a health-care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
(2)
Immunity from Liability.
No health-care provider shall be civilly, criminally, or administratively liable for declining to participate in a health-care service that violates his or her conscience. However, this subsection does not exempt a health-care provider from liability for refusing to participate in a health-care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
(3)
Discrimination.
It shall be unlawful for any person, health-care provider, health-care institution, public or private institution, public official, or any board which certifies competency in medical specialties to discriminate against any health-care provider in any manner based on his or her declining to participate in a health-care service that violates his or her conscience. For purposes of this chapter, discrimination includes, but is not limited to: termination, transfer, refusal of staff privileges, refusal of board certification, adverse administrative action, demotion, loss of career specialty, reassignment to a different shift, reduction of wages or benefits, refusal to award any grant, contract, or other program, refusal to provide residency training opportunities, or any other penalty, disciplinary or retaliatory action.
Laws, 2004, ch. 568, § 3, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 107 - HEALTH CARE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE (§§ 41-107-1 — 41-107-13) › Section 41-107-7 - Rights of Conscience of Health-Care Institutions

(1)
Rights of Conscience.
A health-care institution has the right not to participate, and no health-care institution shall be required to participate in a health-care service that violates its conscience. However, this subsection does not allow a health-care institution to refuse to participate in a health-care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
(2)
Immunity from Liability.
A health-care institution that declines to provide or participate in a health-care service that violates its conscience shall not be civilly, criminally or administratively liable if the institution provides a consent form to be signed by a patient before admission to the institution stating that it reserves the right to decline to provide or participate in a health-care service that violates its conscience. However, this subsection does not exempt a health-care institution from liability for refusing to participate in a health-care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
(3)
Discrimination.
It shall be unlawful for any person, public or private institution, or public official to discriminate against any health-care institution, or any person, association, corporation, or other entity attempting to establish a new health-care institution or operating an existing health-care institution, in any manner, including, but not limited to, any denial, deprivation or disqualification with respect to licensure, any aid assistance, benefit or privilege, including staff privileges, or any authorization, including authorization to create, expand, improve, acquire, or affiliate or merge with any health-care institution, because such health-care institution, or person, association, or corporation planning, proposing, or operating a health-care institution, declines to participate in a health-care service which violates the health-care institution's conscience.
(4)
Denial of Aid or Benefit.
It shall be unlawful for any public official, agency, institution, or entity to deny any form of aid, assistance, grants or benefits, or in any other manner to coerce, disqualify or discriminate against any person, association, corporation or other entity attempting to establish a new health-care institution or operating an existing health-care institution because the existing or proposed health-care institution declines to participate in a health-care service contrary to the health-care institution's conscience.
Laws, 2004, ch. 568, § 4, eff. 7/1/2004.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 107 - HEALTH CARE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE (§§ 41-107-1 — 41-107-13) › Section 41-107-9 - Rights of conscience of health-care payers

(1)
Rights of Conscience.
A health-care payer has the right to decline to pay, and no health-care payer shall be required to pay for or arrange for the payment of a health-care service that violates its conscience. However, this subsection does not allow a health-care payer to decline to pay or arrange for the payment of a health-care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
(2)
Immunity from Liability.
No health-care payer and no person, association, corporation or other entity that owns, operates, supervises or manages a health-care payer shall be civilly or criminally liable by reason of the health-care payer's declining to pay for or arrange for the payment of a health-care service that violates its conscience. However, this subsection does not exempt from liability a health-care payer, or the owner, operator, supervisor or manager of a health-care payer, for declining to pay or arranging for the payment of a health-care service regarding a patient because of the patient's race, color, national origin, ethnicity, sex, religion, creed or sexual orientation.
(3)
Discrimination.
It shall be unlawful for any person, public or private institution, or public official to discriminate against any health-care payer, or any person, association, corporation, or other entity (a) attempting to establish a new health-care payer, or (b) operating an existing health-care payer, in any manner, including, but not limited to, any denial, deprivation, or disqualification with respect to licensure, aid, assistance, benefit, privilege or authorization, including, but not limited to, any authorization to create, expand, improve, acquire, affiliate or merge with any health-care payer, because a health-care payer, or a person, association, corporation or other entity planning, proposing or operating a health-care payer declines to pay for or arrange for the payment of any health-care service that violates its conscience.
(4)
Denial of Aid or Benefits.
It shall be unlawful for any public official, agency, institution or entity to deny any form of aid, assistance, grants, or benefits or in any other manner coerce, disqualify or discriminate against any health-care payer, or any person, association, corporation or other entity attempting to establish a new health-care payer or operating an existing health-care payer because the existing or proposed health-care payer declines to pay for, or arrange for the payment of, any health-care service that is contrary to its conscience.
Laws, 2004, ch. 568, § 5, eff. 7/1/2004.