HB 1667 Summary

• Appropriates $35,339,194.00 from the State General Fund and $352,302,553.00 from special funds to the Mississippi State Department of Health for fiscal year 2014 (July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014).

• Allocates $40,000,000.00 to the Trauma Care System, with authority to transfer funds to the Division of Medicaid for enhanced reimbursement programs for trauma care services.

• Allocates $20,000,000.00 from the Tobacco Control Program Fund for various programs including the University of Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Institute ($5,000,000), public school nurse programs ($3,600,000), and tobacco enforcement efforts ($800,000).

• Authorizes 1,597 permanent full-time positions, 13 permanent part-time positions, 922 time-limited full-time positions, and 9 time-limited part-time positions for the department.

• Appropriates $48,000,000.00 for the Local Governments and Rural Water Systems Improvements Board, $3,000,000.00 for the Mississippi Burn Care Fund, and $6,376,879.00 for the Mississippi Health Information Network.