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MS HB1517
Bill
Status
2/23/2016
Primary Sponsor
Blaine Eaton
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AI Summary
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Creates the Rural County Ambulance Service Grant Fund to be administered by the Mississippi Development Authority.
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Makes grants available to counties with a population of 17,000 or fewer that do not have a county-owned hospital, to supplement funds for contracting ambulance service.
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Funds the grant program with a minimum of $600,000 annually appropriated from the Health Care Expendable Fund, with a maximum grant of $100,000 per county.
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Requires eligible counties to apply for grants through their respective planning and development districts.
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Takes effect July 1, 2016.
Legislative Description
Ambulance service; establish grant program for certain rural counties to assist in contracting for.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/23/2016