l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1123

Community hospitals; authorize to acquire hospitals outside service area and not be subject to antitrust laws.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-13-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXPRESS POLICY OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI IS TO PROMOTE THE OPERATIONAL AND ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS; TO PROVIDE THAT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS STATE POLICY OF PROMOTING INCREASED ACCESS BY RURAL RESIDENTS TO COMMUNITY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, ACQUISITIONS OF HOSPITALS OR OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES BY A COMMUNITY HOSPITAL THAT ARE DULY APPROVED BY THE OWNERS AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL ARE DEEMED TO BE PURSUANT TO THIS CLEARLY ARTICULATED STATE POLICY AND SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO STATE OR FEDERAL ANTITRUST LAWS; TO AUTHORIZE COMMUNITY HOSPITALS TO ACQUIRE HOSPITALS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OUTSIDE ITS SERVICE AREA UPON A FINDING BY ITS BOARD OF TRUSTEES THAT THE ACQUISITION AND ANY RELATED TRANSACTIONS ARE IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE RESIDENTS OF THE AREA SERVED BY THE HOSPITAL OR HEALTH CARE FACILITY TO BE ACQUIRED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 15 to January 30, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 15 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives