Mississippi House Bill 452 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 1 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-02-01 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That, In Addition To The Authority Granted To The State Department Of Health For That Purpose, The State Board Of Mental Health Is Authorized To License And Regulate Personal Care Homes And Adult Foster Care Facilities That House Persons With A Psychiatric Diagnosis Or Persons With Developmental Disabilities; To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health And The Local Regional Community Mental Health Provider Shall Have Reasonable And Unfettered Access To Those Homes And Facilities To Enforce The Regulations Of The Board; To Provide That After A Certain Time, The Department Of Mental Health And Regional Community Mental Health Providers Shall Not Refer Residents To Unlicensed Personal Care Homes Or Adult Foster Care Facilities; To Amend Section 43-11-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define "personal Care Home" For Licensure Purposes; To Extend The Date Of The Reverter On That Section; To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Resident Is Discharged, Leaves, Or Is Removed From A Personal Care Home Or Adult Foster Care Facility And The Resident Is Using Psychiatric Medication, The Home Or Facility Is Required To Report The Resident's Discharge, Exit, Or Removal To The Appropriate Case Manager At The Local Regional Community Mental Health Center; To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Subsection In Which The Previous Provision Appears; To Provide That Personal Care Homes And Adult Foster Care Facilities, Regardless Of The Number Of Persons They Serve, Must Be Licensed By The State Department Of Health; To Authorize The Department To Charge An Annual License Fee For Those Homes And Facilities; To Provide That Personal Care Homes And Adult Foster Care Facilities That Serve Persons With A Psychiatric Diagnosis Or Persons With Developmental Disabilities Must Also Be Licensed By The State Department Of Mental Health; To Bring Forward Sections 43-11-7, 43-11-8 And 43-11-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For License And License Renewal Fees For Instititutions For The Aged Or Infirm; And For Related Purposes.

Personal care homes; Department of Mental Health shall license and regulate certain together with Department of Health.

Rep. Stephen Holland [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-02-01		Died In Committee
2011-01-06		Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2011/pdf/history/HB/HB0452.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/html/HB/0400-0499/HB0452IN.htm