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An Act To Designate The Union County Heritage Museum As The Official State Barbeque Museum; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 3-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Declare June 3 As Bobbie Gentry Day In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Union County, Mississippi, To Levy An Assessment In An Amount Not To Exceed $15.00 For Each Civil Case Filed And Each Conviction Obtained In The County's Justice Court; To Provide That The Assessments Shall Be In Addition To Any Other Assessments And Court Costs; To Require Such Assessments Be Placed In …
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An Act To Authorize The Board Of Supervisors Of Union County, Mississippi, To Levy An Assessment, In Addition To Any Other Assessments And Court Costs, For Civil Cases Filed And Misdemeanor Convictions And/or Nonadjudications Obtained In Its Justice Court, To Be Placed In A Special County Fund Designated The "union County Capital Improvements Fund" And Used To Fund Capital Improvements; …
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An Act Making An Appropriation To The State Department Of Mental Health For The Purpose Of Funding The Peer Helpers Plus Program And The Prevention Awareness For Total Health (path) Curriculum For The Fiscal Year 2026.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-26-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Increase The Amount Of Fees For Water Quality Analysis And Related Activities As Required By The Federal Safe Drinking Water Act; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-21-67, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide An Exemption From The Requirement To Have A Pre-affidavit Screening Before A Relative Or Interested Person May File An Affidavit For Commitment If The Individual To Be Committed Is Being Treated In A Licensed Hospital With Licensed Acute Psychiatric Beds And Has Already Had Two Qualified Professional Evaluations, …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-57-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Health To Use Certain Funds Received As Fees For Certified Copies Of Births, Deaths And Marriages For Public Health Programs Such As Maternal, Infant And Child Health And The Completion Of All Other Vital Records And Statistics; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Establish A Community Health Worker Certification Program In The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Seek Approval From The Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services For A State Plan Amendment, Waiver, Or Alternative Payment Model To Provide Reimbursement For Certain Services Provided By Certified Community Health Workers; To Provide That The …
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An Act To Establish The Peer Helpers Plus Program; To Authorize The Department Of Mental Health To Administer The Program; To Stipulate That The Purpose Of The Program Is To Provide Counseling And Mental Health Interventions For Students In Public Schools Through A Multi-tiered System Of Approaches Including The Prevention Awareness For Total Health (path) Curriculum And Instructional Component And …
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An Act To Bring Forward Section 41-13-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Sets Forth The Powers Of The Boards Of Trustees Of Community Hospitals, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Establish The Mississippi Public Health Trust Fund As A Special Fund In The State Treasury To Be Administered By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That The Primary Purpose Of The Fund Is To Encourage And Provide Financial Assistance In The Provision Of Public Health Programs And Services By The State Department Of Health; And For …
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An Act To Create The Increasing Reading Efficiency And Accountability Development (iread) Pilot Program Within The State Department Of Education For The Purpose Of Improving Early Childhood Literacy In "d" And "f" Rated Schools With Evidentiary Data Reports Of Chronic Reading Inefficiency And Underperforming Readers Beginning With The 2025-2026 School Year; To Provide That The Program Shall Focus On Enhancing …
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An Act To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt From Public Procurement Review Board Approval Contracts Entered Into By The State Department Of Health For Service On Specialized Equipment And/or Software Required For The Operation Of Such Specialized Equipment For The Use By The Public Health Laboratory; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Sections 57-78-3 And 57-78-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Department Of Archives And History, Rather Than The Mississippi Development Authority, Shall Be The Administering Agency For The Grant Program; To Increase The Maximum Of Grant Funds That May Be Provided To A Community Under The Program During A Year; To Delete The …
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An Act To Amend Section 31-7-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Public Purchasing Laws To Exempt Purchases Made Or Contracts Entered Into By The Department Of Mental Health Through December 31, 2031; To Amend Section 27-104-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Personal Or Professional Services Contract Entered Into By The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health …
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An Act To Amend Section 97-3-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Inclusion Of Mental Health Care Personnel For Enhanced Penalties For Assault Against Healthcare Workers; To Amend Section 41-9-41, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require All Hospitals To Have A Hospital Police Department; To Amend Section 41-4-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Campus Police And Security To …
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An Act To Amend Section 27-69-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of The Term "tobacco" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Define The Term "vapor Product" Under The Tobacco Tax Law; To Amend Section 27-69-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Levy An Excise Tax On Vapor Products; To Amend Sections 27-69-15, 27-69-27, 27-69-33 And 27-69-35, Mississippi Code …
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An Act To Reenact Sections 73-21-71 Through 73-21-87, 73-21-91, 73-21-93, And 73-21-97 Through 73-21-129, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Comprise The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; To Amend Section 73-21-69, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Pharmacy Practice Act; To Amend Reenacted Section 73-21-71, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Code Sections …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, …
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An Act To Create The Opioid Settlement Fund Committee For The Purpose Of Annually Determining The Allocation Of Monies Received From Opioid Litigation Settlements And Deposited Into The Opioid Settlement Fund; To Designate The Members Of The Committee; To Require The Attorney General To Convene The Committee Within Six Months After Passage Of This Act; To State Certain Purposes For …
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An Act Relating To Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (ccbhc); To Require The State Department Of Mental Health And The Division Of Medicaid To Submit An Application To The Federal Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration (samsha) To Join The Medicaid Ccbhc Demonstration Program At The Next Available Application Period; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid, In Collaboration …
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An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Genetic Counselor Practice Act; To Provide For The Licensure And Regulation Of Genetic Counselors By The State Board Of Health; To Define Certain Terms And Define The Scope Of Practice Of Genetic Counseling; To Provide That From And After January 1, 2025, A License Issued Under This Act Is Required To Engage …
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An Act To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Public Schools Located Within The School District To Implement Age-appropriate And Developmentally-appropriate Policies Relating To Student Cell Phone Possession And Use On School Property During The Academic School Day From Bell-to-bell; To Specify The Minimum Provisions To Be Contained In Each School Cell Phone-free Education Policy Applicable To Elementary, Middle …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-14-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Period During Which Expenses Incurred By Hospitals For Creation Of Icu Beds And Negative Pressure Beds May Be Reimbursed Under The Covid-19 Hospital Expanded Capacity Program; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Enact Into Law The Social Work Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-53-7, 73-53-13 And 73-53-29, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; To Bring Forward Section 73-53-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related …
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An Act To Amend Sections 97-32-5, 97-32-11 And 97-32-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Sell, Barter Or Delivery Of Tobacco Products To Any Individual Under 21 Years Of Age; To Amend Section 97-32-23, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit The Publication Of The Name Of Any Person Under 21 Years Of Age; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Loan Repayment Under The Program, Including Employment At Certain Rural Hospitals And Clinics; To Authorize Up To Five Annual Awards Payable To A Recipient's Lender Upon Completion Of Each Year At A Qualifying Hospital Or Clinic; To Require The Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board …
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An Act To Require Local School Boards To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidence Based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health To All Licensed And Nonlicensed Instructional Personnel And To Licensed Administrators Before The Beginning Of The 2025-2026 School Year; To Require School Boards To Develop And Adopt A Policy Relating To Frequency Of The …
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An Act To Provide A Three-year Pilot Program For For The Licensure And Regulation Of Adult Residential Treatment Facilities And Adult Supportive Residential Facilities By The State Department Of Mental Health; To Direct The State Board Of Mental Health To Adopt Rules Providing For Facility Requirements And Minimum Programmatic, Staffing And Operational Requirements Of Services Offered At The Facilities; To …
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An Act To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require School Resource Officers To Remain Assigned To A Specific Cohort Of Students And Follow Those Students As They Progress Through Grade Levels Within The School District; To Require The State Department Of Education To Establish Guidelines To Ensure Districts Effective Implementation; To Provide Exceptions When The …
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An Act To Require Governmental Bodies That Employ Or Contract For Full-time Certified Emergency Medical Technicians (emts), Paramedics, Emergency Medical Responders (emrs), 911 Dispatchers Or Firefighters To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidence-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health To All Of Those Personnel By July 1, 2031; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Mental Awareness Program For Schools; To Amend Section 37-3-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Mental Awareness And Trauma-informed Approaches In Educator Preparation Programs; To Define Trauma-informed Approaches; To Amend Section 37-9-79, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Public School Districts And Public Charter Schools Shall Have At Least One School Counselor Or Mental …
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An Act To Bring Forward Sections 27-103-305 And 27-103-305.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Opioid Settlement Fund And Provides For The Expenditure Of Abatement Settlement Funds And Nonabatement Settlement Funds, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 41-153-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Created The Mississippi Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council, For The Purpose Of …
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An Act To Amend Section 57-78-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise And To Provide Certain Definitions Of Terms Under The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program Act; To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To The Administration Of The Mississippi Main Street Revitalization Grant Program; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Establish The Small Community Hospital Pilot Program; To Define The Term "small Community Hospital" As Used In This Section; To Provide That Such A Hospital Shall Receive An Exemption From The Requirement To Obtain A Certificate Of Need; To Provide That Small Community Hospitals Within The Delta Public Health Region As Designated By The Mississippi State Department …
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An Act To Authorize The Governing Authorities Of The City Of Greenwood And The Board Of Supervisors Of Leflore County, As Owners Of Greenwood Leflore Hospital, To Sell Or Lease All Of The Property Of The Hospital, Subject To Certain Conditions; To Bring Forward Section 41-13-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Be Known As The Mississippi Farm And Food Security Act Of 2026; To Amend Sections 37-13-131 Through 37-13-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provide For The Comprehensive School Health Education Program, To Enhance Nutrition Education And Program Requirements; To Create New Section 43-1-42, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Farm To Food Bank Program To …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-15-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include Advanced Practice Registered Nurses In The Statement Of Purpose Of The Mississippi Nursing Practice Law; To Amend Section 73-15-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete Certain Definitions And Revise Certain Definitions In The Nursing Practice Law Regarding Advanced Nursing Practice; To Amend Section 73-15-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Practice Of Medicine Includes The Practice Of Obesity Medicine; To Define Obesity Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Telemedicine To Include The Practice Of Medicine By A Licensed Physician At A Distant Site To A Patient Located At …
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An Act To Create New Section 73-50-2.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Impose Certain Requirements On An Applicant Who Establishes Residence In This State And, Based On Work Experience In Another State, Is Seeking Licensure In Mississippi As A Behavioral Health Professional; To Require Such Applicants To Undergo Criminal Background Checks, Submit Two Forms Of Documentation To Verify Residency, And …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-21-97, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Pharmacy To Establish By Rule An Alternative To Discipline Program For Licensees Who Have An Impairment As A Result Of Substance Abuse Or A Mental Health Condition; To Provide That Participation In The Program Is Voluntary With The Licensee, And The Licensee Must Enter …
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An Act To Authorize The State Board Of Health To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Establish Standards For A Statewide Obstetrics System Of Care; To Set The Standards For Such Rules; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Be The Lead Agency For Obstetrics System Of Care Development, Implementation And Management; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Establish A Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Program Through Collaboration Between The State Department Of Education And The Mississippi Department Of Mental Health; To Provide For The Implementation Of Behavioral Threat Assessment Programs In Line With Evidence-based Models, Particularly The Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines (cstag) And Recommendation Of The United States Department Of Homeland Security; To Provide …
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An Act To Provide That Vendors, Subcontractors Or Other Entities Selected To Provide Goods, Products Or Services To The State Through Funding From The Rural Health Transformation Program Shall Be Subject To A Competitive Bid Process; To Provide That Goods, Products Or Services Provided To Subgrantees Through A Grant Program That Is Funded By The Rural Health Transformation Program And …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Issue A Certificate Or Certificates Of Need To A Post-acute Care In-home Health Provider Who Is A Cms Guide Model Participant Offering An In-home Continuum Of Care Model For The Establishment Of A Home Health Agency Or Agencies In Copiah County And …
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An Act To Be Known As The Medication Aide Act; To Provide For The Certification Of Medication Aides By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That A Medication Aide May Participate In Medication Administration When Certified Through A Medication Aide Certification Program In Accordance With This Act And Generally Managed By A Licensed Health Care Professional At A Nursing …
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An Act To Enact Into Law The Interstate Massage Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-67-7, 73-67-15, 73-67-17, 73-67-19, 73-67-21, 73-67-27, 73-67-29 And 73-67-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Amend Section 73-67-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-3-65, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Department Of Health To Increase Food Establishment Annual Permit Fees, Private Water Supply Approval Fees, And Onsite Wastewater Program Fees By A Certain Percentage During The Next Three Fiscal Years Up To A Maximum Amount; To Amend Sections 41-3-18, 41-67-12 And 41-67-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, …
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An Act To Be Known As The "jill Gary Eure Act" Or "jill's Law"; To Require Each Health Benefit Plan, Contract Or Agreement That Is Entered Into Or Renewed On Or After July 1, 2026, Including The Medicaid Program And The State And School Employees Health Insurance Plan, To Offer Coverage For Biomarker Testing For The Purposes Of Diagnosis, Treatment, …
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An Act To Amend Section 43-27-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Division Of Youth Services' Adolescent Opportunity Programs (aops) Shall Be Known As Juvenile Justice Diversion Programs (jjdps); To Require The Jjdps To Offer Certain Alternatives To Detention During After School And Weekend Hours; To Provide That Subject To The Availably Of Certain Funding, The Jjdps May …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-29-111, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Automatic State Scheduling Of Psilocybin After Federal Scheduling; To Bring Forward Sections 41-29-113 Through 41-29-121, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relate To The Uniform Controlled Substances Law, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Department Of Mental Health Shall Develop And Promulgate A Rating Scale With Performance Standards To Use In Performance Audits Of Community Mental Health Centers; To Require The Department To Develop And Promulgate The Performance Standards By June 30, 2027; To Provide That The Department Shall Begin …
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An Act To Amend Section 43-12-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Human Services To Establish Or Use A Combination Of Reporting Systems Under Federal Regulations; To Provide That Such Combination Shall Be Set By The Department; To Require The Department To Provide A Written Report By September 1 Of Each Year To Certain Legislators On The …
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An Act To Establish The Mississippi Health Information Exchange For The Purpose Of Establishing A Statewide Health Information Exchange That Provides Real-time Bidirectional Patient Admission, Discharge And Transfer Data, And Otherwise Facilitates The Secure Electronic Sharing Of Health Information Between Licensed Hospitals And Practitioners, Payers, Public Health Entities And Others; To Provide That The Exchange Shall Be Developed And Administered …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-58-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Radiologist Assistants To Notify Health Care Providers Treating The Patient That The Ordered Imaging Procedures Have Been Completed; To Provide That Radiologist Assistants May Only Communicate Their Initial Observations To The Radiologist; To Authorize Radiologist Assistants To Communicate The Radiologist's Final Or Preliminary Interpretation To Other Health Care …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-39-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "veterinarian-client-patient Relationship" As Used In The Mississippi Veterinary Practice Act; To Amend Section 73-39-55, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Add One Certified Veterinary Technician And One Public Member To The Board Of Veterinary Medicine; To Provide Certain Qualifications For The Public Member Of The Board; …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-137-61, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Certain Percentage Of The Fees And Tax Revenues Collected Under The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act Shall Be Deposited Into The Mississippi Public Health Trust Fund For Four Years; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Create The Rural Physicians Retention Loan Repayment Program And The Rural Dentists Retention Loan Repayment Program; To Prescribe Eligibility Requirements For Loan Repayment Under The Programs, Including Employment At Certain Rural Hospitals And Clinics And In Certain Communities; To Authorize Up To Ten Annual Awards Under Each Program Upon Completion Of Each Year At A Qualifying Hospital, …
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An Act To Require Any Group Health Plan, Or A Health Insurance Issuer Offering Group Or Individual Health Insurance To Include Coverage For Clinical Genetic Testing For An Inherited Gene Mutation For Individuals With A Personal Or Family History Of Cancer That Is Recommended By A Health Care Professional And Evidenced-based Cancer Imaging For Individuals With An Increased Risk Of …
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An Act To Authorize The Issuance Of Distinctive Motor Vehicle License Tags To Supporters Of The State Department Of Health; To Prescribe An Additional Fee For The Issuance Of Such License Tags; To Provide For The Distribution Of The Additional Fee Collected From The Issuance Of Such License Tags; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-21-74, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Assisted Outpatient Treatment (aot) As An Alternative To Inpatient Commitment For Persons Who Meet Certain Criteria; To Specify Who May Initiate An Aot Order; To Require The Court To Make Certain Findings Before Entering An Aot Order; To Require The Submission And Updating Of A Treatment Plan After …
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An Act To Repeal Sections 41-20-1, 41-20-3, 41-20-5, 41-20-7, 41-20-9 And 41-20-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Create Within The Department Of Finance And Administration A Position Known As The Coordinator Of Mental Health Accessibility, Provide For The Appointment, Qualifications, Expenses And Salary For The Position, Establish Powers, Duties And Discretionary Responsibilities Of The Position, Require Inter-agency Cooperation With The …
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An Act To Amend Section 37-103-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide The Residency Requirement For In-state Tuition Rates For The Purpose Of Attending A State-supported Institution Of Higher Learning Or Community Or Junior College Shall Be A Minimum Period Of Twelve Months; To Amend Section 37-103-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Any Student Who Has Resided In …
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An Act To Amend Sections 37-3-82 And 37-7-321, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Local School Districts And Local Law Enforcement Agencies That Employ Individuals To Serve As School Resource Officers To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidenced-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-21-77, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Provision That Requires Chancery Clerks To Keep Certain Records Relating To Court-ordered Admissions To Treatment Facilities And Denials For Admission To Community Mental Health Center Crisis Stabilization Beds, And To Provide Those Records To The Department Of Mental Health Each Calendar Quarter; And For Related Purposes.
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An Act To Amend Section 41-21-140, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Helping Ensure Alternative Law Enforcement Transportation For Healing (misshealth) Pilot Program To Provide Financial Assistance To Law Enforcement Agencies For The Purpose Of Transporting Individuals Experiencing A Mental Health Or Behavioral Crisis To A Hospital Or Treatment Facility; To Provide That The Program's Implementation Is Subject …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-4-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Requirements For Appointment Of The Members Of The State Board Of Mental Health; To Amend Section 41-4-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement For The Executive Director Of The State Department Of Mental Health To Be Confirmed By The Senate And To Serve For A …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-1-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Mississippi Architect Licensing Laws To Authorize Multi-disciplinary Firms To Include Architects, Landscape Architects And Engineers As Long As One Active Member Or Stockholder Of The Firm Holds A Certificate To Practice Architecture In The State Of Mississippi; To Amend Section 73-2-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-21-140, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Establish The Mississippi Helping Ensure Alternative Law Enforcement Transportation For Healing (misshealth) Pilot Program To Provide Financial Assistance To Law Enforcement Agencies For The Purpose Of Transporting Individuals Experiencing A Mental Health Or Behavioral Crisis To A Hospital Or Treatment Facility; To Provide That The Program's Implementation Is Subject …
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An Act To Create The Mental Health Employee Retention Loan Repayment Program For Certain New Mental Health Employees To Be Administered By The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board; To Provide Eligibility Requirements For Persons Seeking To Participate In The Program; To Set A Maximum Amount Of Loan Repayment Assistance Under The Program; To Require The Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-14-17, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Lower The Minimum Age For A Person Applying For A License As A Hearing Aid Specialist From Twenty-one To Eighteen Years; To Amend Section 73-14-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That An Applicant For License Shall Have Eighteen Months To Successfully Complete The Required Examinations For Licensure; And …
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An Act To Require Local School Boards To Provide Mental Health First Aid Training That Is Evidence-based And Approved By The Department Of Mental Health To All Licensed And Nonlicensed Instructional Personnel And To Licensed Administrators Before The Beginning Of The 2026-2027 School Year; To Require School Boards To Develop And Adopt A Policy Relating To Frequency Of The Required …
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An Act To Be Known As The Ibogaine Drug Development Clinical Trial Act; To Authorize The Establishment Of A Consortium To Apply For Selection By The State Department Of Health To Conduct A Drug Development Clinical Trial With Ibogaine And Secure The United States Food And Drug Administration's (fda) Approval Of Ibogaine As A Medication For The Treatment Of Opioid …
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An Act To Create New Section 73-25-24, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Grant A Provisional License To Practice Medicine To Certain International Physicians Who Are Sponsored By A Health Care Provider In The State, And To International Physicians Who Are Licensed To Practice In Certain Countries; To Provide That These Provisional Licenses …
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An Act To Create The Carl Rackley Airway Emergency Preparedness Act; To Define "airway Clearance Device" And "covered Facility"; To Provide That Beginning January 1, 2027, Each Covered Facility Shall Maintain At Least One Airway Clearance Device In A Visible And Accessible Location In The Facility, And Ensure That Basic Written Or Pictorial Instructions Are Displayed Alongside The Device; To …
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An Act To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Collaborative/consultative Relationship Between An Advanced Practice Registered Nurse And A Physician Or Dentist Shall Not Require That The Care Of A Patient By The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Be Directed By The Dentist Or Physician Who Is In The Collaborative/consultative Relationship With The Advanced Practice Registered …
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An Act To Require Local School Boards To Develop And Public Schools Located Within The School District To Implement Age-appropriate And Developmentally-appropriate Policies Relating To Student Cell Phone Possession And Use On School Property During The Academic School Day From Bell-to-bell; To Specify The Minimum Provisions To Be Contained In Each School Cell Phone-free Education Policy Applicable To Elementary, Middle …
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An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Provisions Relating To A Hospital That Has A Certificate Of Need For A Forty-bed Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility In Desoto County; To Provide That There Shall Be No Prohibition Or Restrictions On Participation In The Medicaid Program For Such Facility That Would Not Otherwise Apply To Any …