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MS HB780
Bill
Status
Failed
3/2/2010
Primary Sponsor
Joe Gardner
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AI Summary
- Requires all facilities providing dialysis treatment to persons with end stage renal disease to maintain a backup power supply or system sufficient to continue full operation of dialysis machines during a complete power failure
- Applies to end stage renal disease facilities, freestanding dialysis units, and limited care facilities
- Exempts "excluded facilities," defined as patients' homes or other non-healthcare locations, including training sites that teach patients to perform dialysis at home
- Assigns the Mississippi State Department of Health responsibility for monitoring facilities and enforcing compliance with the backup power requirement
- Effective date of July 1, 2010; introduced by Representative Gardner and referred to the Public Health and Human Services Committee
Legislative Description
Dialysis treatment; require facilities providing to maintain backup power supply for dialysis machines.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/2/2010
Full Bill Text
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