Mississippi Senate Bill 2683

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 20 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-20 - Referred To Public Health and Welfare
Pending: Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-173, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Capital Expenditure Threshold For Major Medical Equipment, For Clinical Services And For Nonclinical Services And To Add A Provision For Annual Adjustment Of Such Thresholds Based On The Consumer Price Index (cpi); To Remove Psychiatric Hospitals, Chemical Dependency Hospitals, End-stage Renal Disease (esrd) Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities, Intermediate Care Facilities For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities And Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities From The Requirements Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law; To Clarify The Definition Of Ambulatory Surgical Facility; To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Reduce The Period In Which A Health Care Facility May Cease To Operate Without Requiring A Certificate Of Need To Reopen; To Delete The Moratorium On The Issuance Of Certificates Of Need For Skilled Nursing Facilities And Intermediate Care Facilities Or For The Conversion Of Vacant Hospital Beds To Provide Skilled Or Intermediate Nursing Home Care; To Remove The Moratorium On The Issuance Of Certificates Of Need For Home Health Agencies Established Within Or By A Hospital; To Provide That A Certain Long-term Care Hospital In Harrison County May Not Participate In The Medicaid Program Except As A Crossover Enrolled Provider; To Provide That The Repair Or Rebuilding Of Certain Health Care Facilities That Sustain Significant Damage From A Natural Disaster Must Be Within Five (5) Miles Of The Pre-disaster Location Of The Campus Of The Damaged Health Care Facility; And To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Create New Sections 41-7-191.1, 41-7-191.2, 41-7-191.3, 41-7-191.4 And 41-7-191.5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Organize Various Provisions Of The Health Care Certificate Of Need Law Into Separate Code Sections; To Amend Section 41-7-197, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Party Requesting A Hearing On An Application For A Health Care Certificate Of Need Who Does Not Prevail At The Hearing Shall Pay All Attorney, Consultant And Other Fees; To Provide That Such Hearings Shall Be Based On The Discretion Of The State Department Of Health With No Judicial Review Following Hearing Determinations; And For Related Purposes.

CON; remove requirement for and delete moratorium on issuance for certain facilities, reform and organize.

Sen. Kevin Blackwell [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-20	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	7	173	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	7	191	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	7	197	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2025/pdf/history/SB/SB2683.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2025/html/SB/2600-2699/SB2683IN.htm