MS HB1351

Requires all nursing home owners and operators to purchase and maintain a minimum of $1,000,000 in liability insurance covering each resident per occurrence of negligence.

Defines "nursing home" broadly to include personal care homes, assisted living facilities, retirement homes, hospice care services, home health services, long-term care facilities, and similar institutions providing medical or custodial care.

Mandates that owners or operators disclose in writing whether they carry liability insurance in contracts with patients or residents, with the disclosure displayed prominently in bold type before signature lines and posted visibly throughout the facility.

Requires proof of liability insurance coverage to be provided to the State Department of Health before establishing, owning, or operating a nursing home.

Authorizes the State Department of Health to suspend or revoke the license of any nursing home that fails to comply with the liability insurance requirements, effective July 1, 2013.