MS HB1370

Prohibits county boards of supervisors from paying for cosmetic medical procedures for inmates, defining cosmetic procedures as those performed to change appearance without significantly preventing/treating illness or promoting body function.

Prohibits the Department of Corrections from reimbursing counties for cosmetic medical procedures obtained by state offenders housed in county jails.

Maintains existing provisions allowing state offenders to serve sentences in county jails when state correctional facilities lack capacity, with the Department of Corrections paying up to $20 per day per offender for food and housing costs.

Establishes that medical care provider reimbursements will be based on negotiated fees or Mississippi Medicaid reimbursement rates, with counties not liable for costs exceeding these amounts.

Extends the repeal date of sections 47-5-901 through 47-5-911 (state offenders in county jails provisions) from July 1, 2012 to July 1, 2015.