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MS HB1143
Bill
Status
2/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Earle Banks
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 43-11-1 of the Mississippi Code to add "personal care homes" to the definition of "institutions for the aged or infirm" subject to state regulation.
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Defines "personal care home" as any place providing individual or group living arrangements for one or more unrelated persons with food, shelter, and personal care, whether operated for profit or not.
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Requires personal care homes to register with the health department, report resident names and numbers, and submit to routine health department inspections for health and safety protection.
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Effective date: July 1, 2014.
Legislative Description
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation if they provide living arrangements for one or more persons.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2014