MS HB949

Defines "personal care home," "assisted living," and "psychiatric supervised housing facility" as three classifications of personal care homes with varying service levels.

Allows rules and regulations for personal care homes to vary by classification type rather than requiring uniform standards across all classifications.

Increases the limit on residents who can remain in personal care homes without nursing services from prior limits to four (4) residents or twenty percent (20%) of total residents, whichever is greater, with physician approval and adequate nursing/caretaker services.

Requires personal care home operators to notify residents' responsible parties before transfer and allow them to view the receiving facility; prohibits licensed facilities from referring patients to unlicensed personal care homes.

Requires operators of psychiatric supervised housing facilities to register with local regional mental health centers and authorizes mental health center personnel to enter facilities for case management; empowers the Department of Health to remove residents from facilities that create imminently dangerous environments.