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2025 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2881

Regional health authorities; create the Delta Regional Health Authority.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI RURAL REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES ACT OF 2025; TO DECLARE THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING THE PURPOSE OF REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES; TO CREATE THE DELTA REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF SUCH AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE FOR PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND THE OWNERS OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS FOR THE HOSPITALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT PARTICIPATING COMMUNITY HOSPITALS WILL NO LONGER BE GOVERNED BY THE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAWS BUT WILL BE GOVERNED BY THE AUTHORITY BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY BOARD MAY APPOINT A CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE AUTHORITY; TO SPECIFY THE POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY BOARD SHALL HAVE ALL OF THE POWERS, AUTHORITY, RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES CONFERRED ON THE OWNERS AND THE BOARDS OF TRUSTEES OF COMMUNITY HOSPITALS; TO PRESCRIBE ADDITIONAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE AUTHORITY SHALL BE DEEMED A "GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY" AND "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION" FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE TORT CLAIMS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE THE AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM AS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY SHALL BE TREATED AS A NONSTATE GOVERNMENTAL HOSPITAL AND SHALL HAVE ALL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND ENTITLEMENTS OF A NONSTATE GOVERNMENTAL HOSPITAL FOR PURPOSES OF THE MISSISSIPPI MEDICAID PROGRAM; TO DIRECT THE DIVISION OF MEDICAID TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT THE ESSENTIAL SERVICES AND OPERATIONS OF THE DELTA REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY CONSOLIDATION OR COLLABORATION INVOLVING A REGIONAL HEALTH AUTHORITY AND OTHER PUBLIC, PRIVATE OR NONPROFIT HOSPITALS, HEALTH CARE FACILITIES OR PROVIDERS SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY UNDER THE FEDERAL AND STATE ANTITRUST OR COMPETITION LAWS TO THE FULLEST EXTENT ALLOWED BY LAW; TO AMEND SECTIONS 11-46-1, 41-7-173, 41-13-11, 41-13-15, 41-13-19, 41-13-35, 41-13-47 AND 41-13-101, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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

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 SenateJan 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 Senate Jan 20 – Feb 4

  1. Jan 20Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Feb 4Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 20Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Feb 4Died In CommitteeSenate