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MS HB453

Bill

Status

Failed

3/2/2010

Primary Sponsor

Omeria Scott

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Origin

House of Representatives

2010 Regular Session

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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