Mississippi Senate Bill 2192 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 43-7-7, 43-7-53, 43-7-55, 43-7-57, 43-7-59, 43-7-61, 43-7-63, 43-7-65, 43-7-67, 43-7-69 And 43-7-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Responsibilities Of The Mississippi Department Of Human Services To Comply With Federal Regulations For The Long-term Care Ombudsman Program Under The Older Americans Act; To Establish Within The Division Of Aging And Adult Services The Independent Office Of The State Long-term Care Facilities Ombudsman And Clarify The Position Of State Ombudsman And Legal Assistance Developer; To Provide Responsibilities For A Procedure To Have Regular Access To The Services Provided By The State Ombudsman Program And The Community Ombudsman Program; To Provide For The Designation And Qualifications Of Representatives Of The Office Of The State Ombudsman; To Provide That The State Ombudsman Program Is Excluded From The Abuse-reporting Requirements Without Resident Consent Or A Court Order; To Prohibit Retaliation Against Individuals Making A Complaint To The State Ombudsman Program And Provide Criminal Penalties; To Authorize The State Ombudsman To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Implement The Requirements Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

Long-Term Care State Ombudsman Program; revise responsibilities to comply with federal law.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2017-01-31	Senate	DR - TSDP: PH To AP
2017-01-13	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2192.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2192IN.htm