Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1152
CON; certain health care facilities that relinquished CON for inpatient psych services may have those beds licensed as separate entity.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-7-191, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT FOR ANY HEALTH CARE FACILITY THAT RELINQUISHED ITS CERTIFICATE OF NEED OR LICENSE FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES BECAUSE THE FACILITY CONVERTED FROM AN ACUTE CARE HOSPITAL OR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITAL TO A RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN FEDERAL REGULATIONS, THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAY LICENSE THE PSYCHIATRIC INPATIENT BEDS AS A SEPARATE ENTITY FROM THE RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL SO LONG AS THE NEW APPLICANT IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL; TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO ISSUE A SEPARATE CERTIFICATE OF NEED TO THE NEW ENTITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE RURAL EMERGENCY HOSPITAL AND THE PSYCHIATRIC FACILITY MUST MAINTAIN SEPARATION OF FACILITIES, LICENSURE, OPERATIONS, FINANCES AND GOVERNANCE; 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
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 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 Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives