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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-13 - Purchases

All commodities, equipment and furniture purchased and supply contracts entered into by the board shall be in accord with the provisions of Title 31, Chapter 7, Mississippi Code of 1972. No purchases shall be made from, nor shall any sales be made to, any member of the board.
Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 6(7), eff. 4/23/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-15 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1997, ch. 587, § 7, eff. 7/1/1997.
Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-17 - Children's rehabilitation center excepted from state board of mental health jurisdiction

Nothing herein contained shall operate to vest the State Board of Mental Health with any authority or jurisdiction over the Mississippi Children's Rehabilitation Center.
Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 8; Laws, 1981, ch. 498, § 8, eff. 7/1/1982.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-18 - Department authorized to contract with private or public entities to transfer certain ICFMR beds to other private or public entities to better meet needs of individuals with intellectual disabilities; license for beds to remain with department

(1)
Notwithstanding Section
41-7-191(11)
and Section
41-7-171
et seq. or any other section of law, the Department of Mental Health shall have the authority to contract with private and/or public entities to transfer beds within intermediate care facilities for individuals with intellectual disabilities owned and operated by the Department of Mental Health to locations owned and operated by private and/or public entities for the purpose of serving individuals with intellectual disabilities in the settings most appropriate to meet their needs.
(2)
Any license granted to the Department of Mental Health by the Department of Health for the operation of transferred intermediate care facility for individuals with intellectual disabilities beds shall remain in the name of the Department of Mental Health and shall not be transferred into the name of the contractor unless the contractor has received the appropriate certificates of need.
Amended by Laws, 2024, ch. 470, HB 315,§ 4, eff. 5/8/2024.
Added by Laws, 2013, ch. 443, SB 2342, 1, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-19 - Transfer of funds; issuance of warrants

The board, may with the approval of the commission of budget and accounting, require the transfer of funds appropriated for the use of agencies consolidated under the provisions of this chapter. Said funds shall be transferred by the state auditor of public accounts to a separate account in the state treasury. The auditor shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers designated by the board.
Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 9, eff. 4/23/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-21 - Fiscal procedures

For the operations of all facilities placed under the control of the department and for all of its operations, the board shall adopt a uniform system of reporting and accounting approved by the state department of audit, and shall prepare an annual report to the legislature setting forth the disbursements of all moneys appropriated and specifying the facilities and activities upon which funds were expended. It shall prepare annually, or cause to be prepared, a budget for its total operation for the ensuing fiscal period in the manner and form as required by the legislative budget office.
Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 10; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 205, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-23 - Security guards and campus police at mental health or intellectual disability facilities

(a)
It will be the duty of the director of any mental health or intellectual disability facility under the direction or control of the State Department of Mental Health to designate certain employees as security guards and campus police. The names, qualifications, and training of such campus police will be reported to the Executive Director of the State Department of Mental Health and spread upon the official minutes of the State Board of Mental Health.
All campus police, subsequent to employment but prior to performing duties as campus police, will attend and satisfactorily complete the training course required for law enforcement officers at the Law Enforcement Officer's Training Academy or an equivalent facility. Campus police training may be at the expense of the Department of Mental Health and conditioned upon work repayment by the employee in accordance with educational leave regulations promulgated by the State Board of Mental Health. Failure to meet repayment obligations may result in revocation of law enforcement certification in the same manner provided in Section
37-101-291
. A complete record of all law enforcement training of each employee will be maintained in each employee's record of employment. A master file of all such employees' training will be kept in the central office of the State Department of Mental Health.
(b)
All campus police will be duly constituted peace officers with powers and duties of a constable but such authority may be exercised only on the premises of institutions under the control of the State Department of Mental Health and public property immediately adjacent to such premises. Each person designated as a security guard or campus police will enter into bond in the penalty amount of not less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00), the premium for which shall be paid by the facility employing such security guard or campus police.
(c)
All security guards and campus police will exercise their authority while in performance of their duty on any of the facilities under the direction or control of the State Department of Mental Health and public property immediately adjacent to such facilities; will be required to dress in uniforms prescribed by the State Board of Mental Health; and will be authorized to carry weapons. Employees designated as campus police shall be duly sworn and vested with authority to bear arms and make arrests, and shall exercise primarily the responsibilities of the prevention and detection of crime, the apprehension of criminals, and the enforcement of the ordinances and policies of the Department of Mental Health, a political subdivision of the State of Mississippi. Employees designated as campus police shall be considered law enforcement officers within the meaning of Section
45-6-3
.
Laws, 1976, ch. 478; Laws, 2002, ch. 359, § 1; Laws, 2010, ch. 476, § 22, eff. 4/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-25 - Director of mental health facility authorized to transfer patient to another department facility

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director of a Department of Mental Health facility has the authority to transfer any patient/resident to another Department of Mental Health facility as necessary for the welfare of that or any other patients/residents.
Laws, 2002, ch. 467, § 1, eff. 7/1/2002.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 4 - DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH (§§ 41-4-1 — 41-4-27) › Section 41-4-27 - Mental health crisis center in Brookhaven, Mississippi, named in honor of Senator Billy V. Harvey

The mental health crisis center located in Brookhaven, Mississippi, shall be named in honor of the late Senator Billy V. Harvey. The Department of Mental Health shall place a distinctive plaque in a prominent place within the crisis center, which states the background, accomplishments and service of the late Senator Billy V. Harvey to the State of Mississippi.
Laws, 2007, ch. 529, § 2, eff. 4/18/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 5 - GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR STATE HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-1 — 41-5-81) › STATE ELEEMOSYNARY INSTITUTIONS [Repealed] (§ 41-5-1) › Section 41-5-1 - through 41-5-13 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 527, § 3, eff. 6/30/1989.
§ 41-5-1. [Codes, 1942, §§ 6944, 6945; Laws, 1936, ch. 180] § 41-5-3. [Codes, 1942, § 6954; Laws, 1936, ch. 180] § 41-5-5. [Codes, 1942, § 6955; Laws, 1936, ch. 180; Laws, 1950, ch. 446; Laws, 1960, ch. 350; Laws, 1962, ch. 399] § 41-5-7. [Codes, 1942, §§ 6950, 6956; Laws, 1936, ch. 180] § 41-5-9. [Codes, 1942, § 6952.5; Laws, 1958, ch. 464, § 1; Laws, 1960, ch. 349; Laws, 1966, ch. 445, § 17; Laws, 1966, ch. 454, § 1] § 41-5-11. [Codes, 1892, § 2828; 1906, § 3209; Hemingway's 1917, § 5726; 1930, § 4620; 1942, § 6975; Laws, 1970, ch. 393, § 1] § 41-5-13. [Codes, 1930, § 4621; 1942, § 6976]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 5 - GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR STATE HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-1 — 41-5-81) › BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MENTAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-31 — 41-5-55) › Section 41-5-31 - through 41-5-43 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 15, eff. 4/23/1974.
§ 41-5-31. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 1] § 41-5-33. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 2] § 41-5-35. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 3] § 41-5-37. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 4; Laws, 1966, ch. 453, § 1] § 41-5-39. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 4; Laws, 1966, ch. 453, § 1] § 41-5-41. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, §§ 9, 10] § 41-5-43. [Laws, 1948, ch. 415, §§ 1-3]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 5 - GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR STATE HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-1 — 41-5-81) › BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MENTAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-31 — 41-5-55) › Section 41-5-44 - Establishment of nursing home for patients with an intellectual disability

(a)
The Board of Mental Health is directed, if such is determined to be feasible by the board, to establish, equip, staff and operate nursing homes for patients with an intellectual disability. Those nursing homes shall be equipped, staffed and operated in accordance with the minimum standards established by the State Department of Health, and shall meet all the requirements for the admission and care of patients eligible for Medicare and Medicaid assistance as required by Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended.
(b)
Admission to the nursing homes shall be limited to those patients who have been admitted to the mental institutions or intellectual disability centers or eligible for admission to the mental institutions or intellectual disability centers according to state laws and who have been certified as eligible for Medicare or Medicaid assistance as determined by the provisions of Mississippi laws governing the administration of Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act, as amended.
(c)
The purpose of this section is to provide a nursing facility within the environs of the former Tuberculosis Sanatorium of Mississippi, thereby providing a needed service to eligible patients by making use of available buildings and resources for their care and constituting an additional service rendered by the institution.
Laws, 1973, ch. 497, § 1; Laws, 1980, ch. 493, § 12; Laws, 1983, ch. 522, § 51; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 12; Laws, 2010, ch. 476, § 23, eff. 4/1/2010.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 5 - GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR STATE HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-1 — 41-5-81) › BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MENTAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-31 — 41-5-55) › Section 41-5-45 - through 41-5-53 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 15, eff. 4/23/1974.
§ 42-5-45. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 14] § 41-5-47. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, §§ 12, 13; Laws, 1970, ch. 521, § 1] § 41-5-49. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, §§ 12, 13; Laws, 1970, ch. 521, § 2] § 41-5-51. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 5] § 41-5-53. [Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 7]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 5 - GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR STATE HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-1 — 41-5-81) › BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MENTAL INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-31 — 41-5-55) › Section 41-5-55 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 50, eff. 7/1/2008.
Codes, 1942, § 6946-11; Laws, 1947, 1st Ex. Sess. ch. 9, § 11; Laws, 1974, ch. 567, § 11, eff. 4/23/1974.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 5 - GOVERNING AUTHORITIES FOR STATE HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS (§§ 41-5-1 — 41-5-81) › PENALTIES [Repealed] (§ 41-5-81) › Section 41-5-81 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 2008, ch. 442, § 50, eff. 7/1/2008.
Codes, 1930, § 4617; 1942, § 6972; Laws, 1924, ch. 307.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-1 - through 41-7-19 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 6, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 41-7-1. [Codes, 1942, § 7130; Laws, 1936, ch. 178] § 41-7-3. [Codes, 1942, § 7131; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1978, ch. 369, § 1] § 41-7-5. [Codes, 1942, § 7145; Laws, 1936, ch. 178] § 41-7-7. [Codes, 1942, § 7146; Laws, 1936, ch. 178] § 41-7-9. [Codes, 1942, § 7132; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1944, ch. 278; Laws, 1946, ch. 378; Laws, 1950, ch. 460; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 406, § 1; Laws, 1964, ch. 432, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 343; Laws, 1982, ch. 458.] § 41-7-11. [Codes, 1942, § 7134; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 2] § 41-7-13. [Codes, 1942, § 7136; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1938, ch. 327; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 4; Laws, 1981, ch. 404, § 1] § 41-7-15. [Codes, 1942, § 7135; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 3] § 41-7-17. [Codes, 1942, § 7137; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 5; Laws, 1964, ch. 433, § 1] § 41-7-19. [Codes, 1942, § 7140; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 8]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-21 - Local boards of trustees may enact rules and regulations

The board of trustees for such hospital or hospitals are authorized to adopt such other rules and regulations as may become necessary in each community to protect the patients and charity fund, and to make an equitable distribution of said funds in said counties and districts in the territories served by their respective institutions.
Codes, 1942, § 7141; Laws, 1936, ch. 178.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-23 - through 41-7-33 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws 1986, ch. 437, § 6, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 41-7-23. [Codes, 1942, § 7139; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 7] § 41-7-25. [Codes, 1942, § 7139; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 7] § 41-7-27. [Codes, 1942, § 7138; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1938, ch. 267; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 6; Laws, 1964, ch. 434, § 1; Laws, 1972, ch. 424, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 345; Laws, 1980, ch. 409] § 41-7-29. [Codes, 1942, § 7138-01; Laws, 1946, ch. 482, §§ 1-5; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 13] § 41-7-31. [Codes, 1942, § 7138; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1938, ch. 267; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 6; Laws, 1964, ch. 434, § 1] § 41-7-33. [Codes, 1942, § 7142; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1962, ch. 406, § 2; Laws, 1964, ch. 434, § 2]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-35 - Hospitals may not exact additional payments from patients

No hospital shall be allowed to charge, accept or retain any additional payment from or in behalf of any indigent patient for hospital services rendered while being cared for under the terms of Sections
41-7-1
through
41-7-45
, unless it appears that the patient was wrongfully or mistakenly qualified or admitted as an indigent patient. This section shall not be construed, however, to prohibit any hospital from charging, accepting or retaining lawful payments or contributions from governmental or other public sources or from philanthropic or charitable sources having an impersonal interest in the patients involved.
Codes, 1942, § 7132; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1944, ch. 278; Laws, 1946, ch. 378; Laws, 1950, ch. 460; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 1; Laws, 1962, ch. 406, § 1; Laws, 1964, ch. 432, § 1, eff. 6/30/1964.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-37 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1979, ch. 400, § 2, eff. 7/1/1979.
Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 11.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-39 - Wrongfully obtaining care, treatment or hospitalization

Any person knowingly obtaining or attempting to obtain, or any person, firm or corporation who knowingly aids or abets any person to obtain, or attempt to obtain, by means of a willfully false statement or representation or impersonation, or other fraudulent device, any care, treatment or hospitalization provided by the provisions of Sections
41-7-1
through
41-7-45
, to which he is not lawfully entitled shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 7144.5; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 12, eff. 7/1/1960.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-41 - and 41-7-43 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 6, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 41-7-41. [Codes, 1942, § 7133; Laws, 1936, ch. 178] § 41-7-43. [Codes, 1942, § 7143; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1962, ch. 406, § 2; Laws, 1964, ch. 434, § 2; Laws, 1970, ch. 416, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 404, § 2; Laws, 1983, ch. 501]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › STATE HOSPITAL COMMISSION; INDIGENT CARE LAW (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-45) › Section 41-7-45 - Laws governing funds to apply

All sums of money that may be appropriated to carry out the provisions of Sections
41-7-1
through
41-7-45
shall be expended only pursuant to appropriation approved by the Legislature and as provided by law.
Codes, 1942, § 7144; Laws, 1936, ch. 178; Laws, 1960, ch. 354, § 10; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 206, eff. 7/1/1984.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-71 - Declaration of policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of Mississippi that a patient or resident in a state institution whose estate is sufficient, or, if not, who has (a) a spouse; or (b) one or more parent(s) if said patient or resident is under the age of twenty-one (21) years and unmarried, who is(are) financially able to pay all or any part of the cost of such hospitalization or treatment, shall be required to pay for all or part of his or her maintenance in such institution. No resident of this state shall be refused admission to or treatment in any of the institutions enumerated in Section
41-7-73
because of his inability to pay all or any of said costs. It shall be the duty of the director or the governing board, as appropriate, of the admitting institution to ascertain the financial ability of the patient or resident and to establish an amount to be paid monthly based on current ability to pay, with a continuing claim for the difference in the amount paid and the maximum charges assessed that could be made as determined pursuant to Section
41-7-79
.
Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-01; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 1; Laws, 1983, ch. 337; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 8; Laws, 1988, ch. 445, § 1, eff. 7/1/1988.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-73 - State institutions enumerated

The term "state institution" or "state institutions" as used in Sections
41-7-71
through
41-7-95
shall include the following: Mississippi State Hospital at Whitfield, Ellisville State School, East Mississippi State Hospital at Meridian, Mississippi Children's Rehabilitation Center, North Mississippi Regional Center, Hudspeth Regional Center, South Mississippi Regional Center, North Mississippi State Hospital at Tupelo, South Mississippi State Hospital at Purvis, University of Mississippi Hospital, Boswell Regional Center, the Mississippi Adolescent Center at Brookhaven, the Specialized Treatment Facility for the Emotionally Disturbed in Harrison County, and the Central Mississippi Residential Center at Newton.
Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-04; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 4; Laws, 1975, ch. 365; Laws, 1981, ch. 539, § 4; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 9; Laws, 1992, ch. 336, § 22; Laws, 2002, ch. 350, § 1; Laws, 2009, ch. 563, § 14, eff. 5/13/2009.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-75 - and 41-7-77 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 7, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 41-7-75. [Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-02; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 2] § 41-7-77. [Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-08; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 8]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-81 - through 41-7-85 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 7, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 41-7-81. [Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-09; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 9; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 207] § 41-7-83. [Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-03; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 3; Laws, 1981, ch. 539, § 3] § 41-7-85. [Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-09; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 9]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-87 - No priority in admitting patients to institutions

No state institution shall give admission priority because of a patient's ability to pay. However, nothing in this section shall in any way affect the duties, responsibilities and requirements imposed on the University of Mississippi Hospital by Sections
37-115-25
,
37-115-31
, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-10; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 10, eff. 7/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-89 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 7, eff. 7/1/1986.
Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-06; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 6.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-90 - Patient's personal deposit fund; applied to payment of care; disposition of personal property

(1)
Any funds given or provided for the purpose of supplying extra comforts, conveniences or services to any patient in any state institution enumerated in Section
41-7-73
, and any funds otherwise received and held from, for or on behalf of any such patient, shall be deposited by the director or other proper officer of the institution to the credit of that patient in an account which shall be known as the Patient's Personal Deposit Fund. Whenever the sum belonging to any patient, deposited to the patient's personal deposit fund, exceeds the sum of Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars ($750.00), the excess may be applied to the payment of the care, support, maintenance and medical attention of the patient.
(2)
After the death or discharge of any patient for whose benefit any such fund has heretofore or shall hereafter be provided, any unexpended balance remaining in his personal deposit fund shall be applied for payment of care, cost of support, maintenance and medical attention, not to exceed the maximum charge that could be made as determined pursuant to Section
41-7-79
. In the event any unexpended balance remains in that patient's personal deposit fund after complete reimbursement has been made for payment of care, support, maintenance and medical attention, and the director or other proper officer of the state institution has been or shall be unable to locate the person or persons entitled to such unexpended balance, the director or other proper officer may, after the lapse of one (1) year from the date of such death or discharge, deposit the unexpended balance to the credit of that institution's operating fund.
(3)
All personal property, other than money, left by a patient at any state institution which has remained unclaimed for one (1) year shall be disposed of in any manner determined by the director or other proper officer of the institution.
(4)
The provisions of Section
43-13-120
shall not be applicable to any Medicaid patient in a state institution listed in Section
41-7-73
, who has a personal deposit fund as provided for in this section.
Laws, 1981, ch. 539, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 11, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-91 - Deposit of funds

All funds collected under the provisions of Sections
41-7-71
through
41-7-95
shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the operating fund of the institution where the patient is confined or is receiving treatment.
Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-07; Laws, 1963, ch. 410, § 7, eff. 7/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-93 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 7, eff. 7/1/1986.
Codes, 1942, § 7146.7-07; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, § 7.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HOSPITAL REIMBURSEMENT COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-71 — 41-7-95) › Section 41-7-95 - Moneys exempted; certain sections not repealed

All moneys collected under the provisions of Section
11-7-13
of the Mississippi Code of 1972, shall be exempted from the provisions of Sections
41-7-71
through
41-7-95
.
Nothing in Sections
41-7-71
through
41-7-95
shall be construed as repealing Sections
85-3-17
and
85-3-19
.
Codes, 1942, §§ 7146.7-12, 7146.7-13; Laws, 1962, ch. 410, §§ 12, 13, eff. 7/1/1962.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-111 - through 41-7-131 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 26, eff. 7/1/1979.
§ 41-7-111. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 1; Laws, 1948, ch. 433, § 1; Laws, 1970, ch. 417, § 1] § 41-7-113. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 2; Laws, 1948, ch. 433, § 2; Laws, 1958, ch. 364, § 1; 1966, ch. 445, § 20] § 41-7-115. [Laws, 1946, ch 363, § 3; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 1] § 41-7-117. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 4; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 2] § 41-7-119. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 5; Laws, 1948, ch. 433, § 3; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 364, § 2] § 41-7-121. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 5; Laws, 1948, ch. 433, § 3; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 3; Laws, 1958, ch. 364, § 2] § 41-7-123. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 6; Laws, 1948, ch. 430, § 1; Laws, 1954, chs. 286, § 4, 292; Laws, 1958, ch. 355; Laws, 1962, ch. 407, § 1] § 41-7-125. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 6; Laws, 1948, ch. 430, § 1; Laws, 1954, chs. 286, § 4, 292; Laws, 1958, ch. 355; Laws, 1962, ch. 407, § 1] § 41-7-127. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 6; Laws, 1948, ch. 430, § 1; Laws, 1954, chs. 286, § 4, 292; Laws, 1958, ch. 355; Laws, 1962, ch. 407, § 1] § 41-7-129. [Laws, 1962, ch. 412, §§ 1, 2] § 41-7-131. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 13; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 8]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-133 - Utilization of federal funds

Federal funds, if available, may be utilized to increase, expand or enlarge (1) any hospital or other health facility provided for and constructed in part by a grant under Sections
41-7-111
through
41-7-149
, or (2) any hospital constructed in part by a grant under said sections, so as to provide for diagnostic or treatment centers and/or hospitals for the chronically ill and impaired and/or rehabilitation facilities and/or nursing homes, to be operated in connection with such hospital. However, such federal funds shall not be included in computing the cost of such construction for the purpose of determining the maximum amount of the grant of state funds. Such state funds, together with locally provided funds, may be used, however, for the purpose of matching any available federal funds. In determining the cost of any such construction, there may be included the fair market value of any equipment, material or building donated or otherwise made permanently available by any local group, political subdivision or individual, but the value of the services of any such group or person shall not be included.
Codes, 1942, § 7146-07; Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 7; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 5; Laws, 1958, ch. 355, § 3.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-135 - through 41-7-139 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 26, eff. 7/1/1979.
§ 41-7-135. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 8; Laws, 1948, ch. 433, § 4; Laws, 1950, ch. 353, § 1] § 41-7-137. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 9; Laws, 1948, ch. 433, § 5; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 6] § 41-7-139. [Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 10; Laws, 1954, ch. 286, § 7]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-140 - Continuing education program for hospital trustees

(1)
Members of boards of trustees of hospitals who bear legal responsibility for the operation of such hospitals shall have made available by the State Department of Health a course of not less than ten (10) clock hours annually of training as continuing education.
(2)
The State Department of Health, through regulations issued in accordance with law, shall prescribe the curriculum to be pursued, including subjects and areas of information deemed pertinent to the duties, activities and exercise of authority as hospital trustees; provided, however, that the department shall solicit advice and recommendations appertaining to such instruction from associations and other cognizant sources on hospital operation within the state.
(3)
Such continuing education, attendance upon which shall not be mandatory for hospital trustees, shall be offered at such times and places so as to minimize inconvenience and hardship upon hospital trustees. Each hospital is hereby authorized and empowered to reimburse each trustee actual reasonable expenses incurred in attending such meetings.
(4)
The department shall maintain records of all such continuing education programs and the names of all hospital trustees receiving such training.
Laws, 1974, ch. 453; Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 20; Laws, 1981, ch. 436, § 1; Laws, 1981, ch. 484, § 16; Laws, 1982, ch. 395, § 3; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 13, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-141 - and 41-7-143 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 26, eff. 7/1/1979.
Laws, 1946, ch. 363, §§ 11, 12.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-145 - Conveyance of existing hospital facilities or other property

Any county board of supervisors or the governing authority of any municipality may, in carrying out or in furtherance of the provisions of Sections
41-7-111
through
41-7-149
, or any program or plan adopted under such sections, as a part of any contribution, cash or otherwise, that may be required by such county or municipality, convey to any municipality, county or other political subdivision or agency of the state any property, real or personal, or any existing hospital facilities or other existing facilities suitable for hospital purposes owned by such county or municipality and not needed by it for governmental purposes. Such conveyance shall be upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon.
Codes, 1942, § 7146-12; Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 12.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-147 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 26, eff. 7/1/1979.
Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 15; Laws, 1958, ch. 364, § 4.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-149 - Annual audit

The State Auditor shall make an annual audit of the accounts and expenditures of the Mississippi Health Care Commission.
Codes, 1942, § 7146-14; Laws, 1946, ch. 363, § 14; Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 21; Laws, 1985, ch. 455, § 9, eff. 3/29/1985.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-171 - Short title

Sections
41-7-171
through
41-7-209
shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Health Care Certificate of Need Law of 1979."
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 1; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 33, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-175 - Abolition of Health Care Commission; administration of state health planning and development agency responsibilities by State Department of Health

The State Department of Health shall be the sole and official agency of the State of Mississippi to administer and supervise, as prescribed by the Legislature, all responsibilities of the state health planning and development agency.
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 3; Laws, 1983, ch. 484, § 2; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 35; Laws, 1987, ch. 515, § 2, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-177 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 48, eff. 7/1/1986.
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 4; Laws, 1980, ch. 560, § 17; Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 309; Laws, 1985, ch. 534, § 2.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-178 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1989, ch. 530, § 5, eff. 7/1/1989.
Laws, 1984, ch. 488, § 310.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-179 - and 41-7-181 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 48, eff. 7/1/1986.
§ 41-7-179. [Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 5(1); Laws, 1980, ch. 493, § 2; Laws, 1983, ch. 536, § 6; Laws, 1985, ch. 534, § 3] § 41-7-181. [Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 5(2)]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-183 - Functions and responsibilities

The State Department of Health shall have the duty of administering all functions and responsibilities of the designated state health planning and development agency as prescribed by the Legislature, and shall serve as the designated planning agency of the state for purposes of Section 1122 of Public Law 92-603 for the period of time that a contract is in effect between the Secretary and the State Department of Health for such purposes.
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 6; Laws, 1980, ch. 493, § 3; Laws, 1981, ch. 484, § 12; Laws, 1983, ch. 484, § 3; Laws, 1985, ch. 534, § 4; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 36; Laws, 1987, ch. 515, § 3, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-185 - Powers

In carrying out its functions under Section
41-7-171
, et seq., the State Department of Health is hereby empowered to:
(a)
Make applications for and accept funds from the secretary and other federal and state agencies and to receive and administer such other funds for the planning or provision of health facilities or health care as are appropriate to the accomplishment of the purposes of Section
41-7-171
, et seq.; and to contract with the secretary to accept funds to administer planning activities on the community, regional or state level;
(b)
With the approval of the secretary, delegate to or contract with any mutually agreeable department, division or agency of the state, the federal government, or any political subdivision of either, or any private corporation, organization or association chartered by the Secretary of State of Mississippi, authority for administering any programs, duties or functions provided for in Section
41-7-171
, et seq.;
(c)
Prescribe and promulgate such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to the implementation of the purposes of Section
41-7-171
, et seq., complying with Section
25-43-1
, et seq.;
(d)
Require providers of institutional health services and home health-care services provided through a home health agency and any other provider of health care requiring a certificate of need to submit or make available statistical information or such other information requested by the State Department of Health, but not information that would constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of any individual person or place the provider in jeopardy of legal action by a third party;
(e)
Conduct such other hearing or hearings in addition to those provided for in Section
41-7-197
, and enter such further order or orders, and with approval of the Governor enter into such agreement or agreements with the secretary as may be reasonably necessary to the realization by the people of Mississippi of the full benefits of Acts of Congress;
(f)
In its discretion, contract with the secretary, or terminate any such contract, for the administration of the provisions, programs, duties and functions of Section 1122 of Public Law 92-603; but the State Department of Health shall not be relieved of matters of accountability, obligation or responsibility that accrued to the department by virtue of prior contracts and/or statutes;
(g)
Prepare, review at least triennially, and revise, as necessary, a State Health Plan, as defined in Section
41-7-173
, which shall be approved by the Governor before it becomes effective.
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 7; Laws, 1980, ch. 493, § 4; Laws, 1981, ch. 484, § 13; Laws, 1983, ch. 484, § 4; Laws, 1985, ch. 534, § 5; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 37; Laws, 1987, ch. 515, § 4; Laws, 1989, ch. 530, § 3, eff. 7/1/1989.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-187 - Certificate of need program

The State Department of Health is hereby authorized to develop and implement a statewide health certificate of need program. The State Department of Health is authorized and empowered to adopt by rule and regulation:
(a)
Criteria, standards and plans to be used in evaluating applications for certificates of need;
(b)
Effective standards to determine when a person, facility or organization must apply for a certificate of need;
(c)
Standards to determine when a change of ownership has occurred or will occur; and
(d)
Review procedures for conducting reviews of applications for certificates of need.
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 8; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 38; Laws, 1987, ch. 515, § 5, eff. 7/1/1987.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-189 - Certificate of need program; publication of program description

(1)
Prior to review of new institutional health services or other proposals requiring a certificate of need, the State Department of Health shall disseminate to all health-care facilities and health maintenance organizations within the state, and shall publish in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the state, a description of the scope of coverage of the commission's certificate of need program. Whenever the scope of such coverage is revised, the State Department of Health shall disseminate and publish a revised description thereof in like manner.
(2)
Selected statistical data and information obtained by the State Department of Health as the licensing agency for health-care facilities requiring licensure by the state and as the agency which provides certification for the Medicaid and/or Medicare program, may be utilized by the department in performing the statutory duties imposed upon it by any law over which it has authority, and regulations necessarily promulgated for such facilities to participate in the Medicaid and/or Medicare program; provided, however, that the names of individual patients shall not be revealed except in hearings or judicial proceedings regarding questions of licensure.
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 10; Laws, 1982, ch. 482, § 2; Laws, 1985, ch. 534, § 6; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 39, eff. 7/1/1986.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-190 - Certificate of need program; limitations on ownership of beds

No corporation, foreign or domestic, partnership, individual(s) or association of such entities or of persons whatsoever, or any combination thereof, shall own, possess or exercise control over, in any manner, more than twenty percent (20%) of the beds in health-care facilities defined in Section
41-7-173(h)(iv) and (vi)
in the defined health service area of the State of Mississippi.
Health-care facilities owned, operated or under control of the United States government, the state government or political subdivision of either are excluded from the limitation of this section.
Laws, 1984, ch. 492, § 1; Laws, 1985, ch. 534, § 7, eff. 7/1/1985.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 41 - PUBLIC HEALTH (§§ 41-1-1 — 41-149-NEW-003) › Chapter 7 - HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE COMMISSIONS (§§ 41-7-1 — 41-7-401) › HEALTH CARE COMMISSION (§§ 41-7-111 — 41-7-209) › Section 41-7-193 - Certificate of need; new institutional health services and other projects

(1)
No person may enter into any financing arrangement or commitment for financing a new institutional health service or any other project requiring a certificate of need unless such certificate has been granted for such purpose. A certificate of need shall not be granted or issued to any person for any proposal, cause or reason, unless the proposal has been reviewed for consistency with the specifications and the criteria established by the State Department of Health and substantially complies with the projection of need as reported in the state health plan in effect at the time the application for the proposal was submitted.
(2)
An application for a certificate of need for an institutional health service, medical equipment or any proposal requiring a certificate of need shall specify the time, within that granted, such shall be functional or operational according to a time schedule submitted with the application. Each certificate of need shall specify the maximum amount of capital expenditure that may be obligated. The State Department of Health shall periodically review the progress and time schedule of any person issued or granted a certificate of need for any purpose.
(3)
An application for a certificate of need may be filed at any time with the department after the applicant has given the department fifteen (15) days' written notice of its intent to apply for a certificate of need. The department shall not delay review of an application. The department shall make its recommendation approving or disapproving a complete application within forty-five (45) days of the date the application was filed or within fifteen (15) days of receipt of any requested information, whichever is later, said request to be made by the department within fifteen (15) days of the filing of the application.
Laws, 1979, ch. 451, § 12; Laws, 1980, ch. 493, § 6; Laws, 1982, ch. 482, § 3; Laws, 1983, ch. 484, § 6; Laws, 1985, ch. 534, § 9; Laws, 1986, ch. 437, § 41; Laws, 1993, ch. 467, § 1, eff. 3/29/1993.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 412, SB 2661, 2, eff. 7/1/2016.