Rural emergency hospital; allow Department of Health to license psychiatric inpatient beds to separate associated entity.

An Act To Create New Section 41-20-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Health Care Facility Relinquished Its Certificate Of Need Or License For Inpatient Psychiatric Services Due To Conversion From An Acute Care Hospital Or Critical Access Hospital To A Rural Emergency Hospital In Accordance With 42 Cfr § 485.502, The Department Of Health May License The Psychiatric Inpatient Beds To A Separate Entity If The New Applicant Is Associated With The Rural Emergency Hospital; To Require The Department Of Health To Issue A Separate Certificate Of Need To The New Entity; To Require The Rural Emergency Hospital And The Psychiatric Facility To Maintain Separation Of Facilities, Licensure, Operations, Finances And Governance; And For Related Purposes.