MS HB936 | 2022 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 21 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-21 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on April 21 2022 - 100% progression
Action: 2022-04-21 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 41-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Provide For Hospice Care Services For Inmates Who Are Confined In Facilities Under The Jurisdiction Of The Department And Who Are Terminally Ill; To Authorize The Department To Have Those Hospice Care Services Provided By Properly Qualified Employees Of The Department Or To Contract For The Provision Of The Hospice Care Services; To Provide That If The Department Provides The Hospice Care Services With Department Employees, The Department Is Not Required To Have A License Under The Mississippi Hospice Law; To Amend Section 41-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Sections 43-11-1 And 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates" And Prescribe Conditions For Licensure By The State Department Of Health; To Amend Sections 47-5-28 And 47-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish A Program To Grant Medical Parole To Such Special Care Facilities For Medically Frail Inmates And To Establish Eligibility Requirements For Such Parole; To Codify Section 43-13-117.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For Necessary Waivers For Medicaid Reimbursement For Services Provided At Such Special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Hospice care services for terminally ill inmates; authorize MDOC to provide for those confined in facilities under MDOC jurisdiction.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2022-03-29 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 36 N: 16 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-29 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 103 N: 9 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-29 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 103 N: 9 NV: 10 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-03-09 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2022-02-08 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 121 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-21 | Approved by Governor | |
| 2022-04-01 | Senate | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2022-03-31 | House | Enrolled Bill Signed |
| 2022-03-29 | Senate | Conference Report Adopted |
| 2022-03-29 | House | Conference Report Adopted |
| 2022-03-28 | House | Conference Report Filed |
| 2022-03-28 | Senate | Conference Report Filed |
| 2022-03-21 | Senate | Conferees Named Barnett,Wiggins,Blackwell |
| 2022-03-18 | House | Conferees Named Horan,Yates,Anthony |
| 2022-03-17 | House | Decline to Concur/Invite Conf |
| 2022-03-10 | Senate | Returned For Concurrence |
| 2022-03-09 | Senate | Passed As Amended |
| 2022-03-09 | Senate | Amended |
| 2022-03-09 | Senate | Reconsidered |
| 2022-03-07 | Senate | Left Pending |
| 2022-03-07 | Senate | Amended |
| 2022-03-01 | Senate | Title Suff Do Pass As Amended |
| 2022-02-24 | Senate | DR - TSDPAA: CR To ME |
| 2022-02-11 | Senate | Referred To Corrections;Medicaid |
| 2022-02-10 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2022-02-08 | House | Passed As Amended |
| 2022-02-08 | House | Amended |
| 2022-01-24 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2022-01-17 | House | Referred To Corrections |
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 85 | 5 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 43 | 11 | 1 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 43 | 11 | 13 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 47 | 5 | 28 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
| 47 | 7 | 4 | Amended Code | See Bill Text |
