HB 1317 (see companion bill SB 2292) – Mississippi

Status: Inactive / Dead
Year Introduced: 2021
Link: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2021/pdf/history/HB/HB1317.xml

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Issue A Certificate Of Need To Panola Medical Center In Batesville For The Acquisition, Conversion And Operation Of 25 Adult Psychiatric Beds In Its Existing Facility In Panola County; To Provide That The Authorization For The Certificate Of Need For Those Adult Psychiatric Beds Shall Be Exempt From The Certificate Of Need Review Process; To Provide That The Exemption From The Certificate Of Need Process Is Valid For Two Years From The Effective Date Of This Act And Will Expire If Panola Medical Center Does Not Actually Operate 25 Adult Psychiatric Beds Within That Two-year Period; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Issue Certificates Of Need For The Acquisition, Conversion And Operation Of Child/adolescent Psychiatric Beds In Lee County And The Conversion Of Acute Care Beds To Geriatric Psychiatric Beds In Lee County; And For Related Purposes.


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