Bills in the 2016 Regular Session, Senate.
Barbara Blackmon
Sponsored
In committee10
Recovery of Medicaid payments from third parties; clarify obligations of Division of Medicaid where claim is settled.
School district consolidation; require review after 3 years and allow reconstitution of old district if no improvement.
Hospital assessments for Medicaid and Disproportionate Share program; exempt community hospitals.
Mississippi Critical Access Hospital Grant Program; establish.
Wards; court may order disbursement of funds under certain circumstances.
Wards; court may waive annual accounting under certain circumstances.
Prior authorization for emergency room services or hospital admission; prohibit Division of Medicaid from requiring.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds to repair and renovate the Freedom House in Canton.
Bonds; authorize general obligation bonds to repair and renovate the Natchez Seminary Property.
Income tax; authorize a credit for active members of the United States Armed Forces.
Co-sponsored
Passed the Senate · 2
Campaign finance; require the itemization of certain expenditures.
Salary supplement for Nat'l. Bd. Certified teachers who teach in certain counties; authorize & clarify process reimbursement.
In committee · 5
Payroll date for school district employees; authorize semimonthly payroll in discretion of local school board.
Official State Flag; change design to that of the "Magnolia Flag."
Child support; duty to pay suspended upon incarceration for a felony.
Search not incident to arrest; require consent.
Homestead exemption; increase for unremarried spouse of a member of the U.S. Armed Forces who dies in the line of duty.