Freestanding emergency room; revise definition to include rural emergency hospital and specify other criteria.
An Act To Amend Section 41-75-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Freestanding Emergency Room To Include Rural Emergency Hospitals; To Provide That In Order To Be Eligible For Licensure, The Emergency Rooms And Hospitals Shall Be Located At Least 15 Miles From The Nearest Hospital-based Emergency Room In Any Rural Community Which The Federal Cmms Has Designated As A Medically Underserved Area In A County Without An Emergency Hospital That Is Open 24 Hours A Day And The Owner Or Manager Is A Hospital Operator Of An Existing Rural Mississippi Hospital At The Time Of Licensure; To Bring Forward Section 41-75-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.