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MS HB453
Bill
Status
Failed
3/2/2010
Primary Sponsor
Omeria Scott
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AI Summary
- Directs the Mississippi Department of Human Services, State Department of Health, and Division of Medicaid to prepare educational videos for presentation in offices providing TANF, SNAP, WIC, and Medicaid benefits
- Videos must cover proper nutrition, healthy eating habits, obesity prevention and reduction, and the importance of breast-feeding infants for WIC recipients
- Agencies must prepare additional videos covering prenatal health care, sexually transmitted diseases, abstinence education, preventive birth control, marriage education, parenting skills, family preservation, and fatherhood
- Additional videos must be distributed to specific groups including TANF recipients ages 13–20 who are pregnant or have children, Medicaid family planning waiver participants, Medicaid OB/GYN providers, county health departments, WIC centers, and family resource centers, and made available to the public upon request
- Effective date of July 1, 2010
Legislative Description
Health and human services agencies; require to prepare videos with certain information for benefit recipients and others.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/2/2010
Full Bill Text
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