Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Medicaid Committee on March 5, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.
2024 Regular Session
House Bill 1044
Mental health facilities; provide for licensure of certain, and provide for Medicaid coverage for services provided by the facilities.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF ADULT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AND ADULT SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF MENTAL HEALTH TO ADOPT RULES PROVIDING FOR FACILITY REQUIREMENTS AND MINIMUM PROGRAMMATIC, STAFFING AND OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS OF SERVICES OFFERED AT THE FACILITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON, PARTNERSHIP, ASSOCIATION, CORPORATION OR OTHER ENTITY TO OWN OR OPERATE AN ADULT MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY WITHOUT HAVING APPLIED FOR AND OBTAINED A LICENSE FROM THE DEPARTMENT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-13-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED BY ADULT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITIES AND ADULT SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES SHALL BE COVERED UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM; TO PRESCRIBE THE INITIAL FEE SCHEDULES FOR THE FOUR LEVELS OF CARE PROVIDED IN THOSE FACILITIES; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO APPLY FOR A FEDERAL WAIVER AS NECESSARY TO ALLOW FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THAT SECTION; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 8 to March 5, 2024, 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 RepresentativesFeb 8 to Mar 5 · stopped26 days
MedicaidFeb 8 to Mar 5 · stopped26 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
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 Feb 8 – Mar 5
- Feb 8Referred to the House committees on Medicaid and on Appropriations A
- Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 8Referred To Medicaid;Appropriations AHouse of Representatives
- Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives