Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Appropriations Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2397
Mental health facilities; provide for licensure of certain, and provide for Medicaid coverage for services provided.
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 Senate
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 action3 actions on 3 days
In the SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
MedicaidJan 20 to Jan 299 days
AppropriationsJan 29 to Feb 4 · stopped6 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the Senate committees on Medicaid and on Appropriations
- Jan 29Reported from ME to AP in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
- Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 3 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Medicaid;AppropriationsSenate
- Jan 29DR - TSDP: ME To APSenate
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate