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MS HB92
Bill
Status
1/31/2017
Primary Sponsor
Earle Banks
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AI Summary
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Amends Mississippi Code Section 43-11-1 to add "personal care homes" to the definition of "institutions for the aged or infirm" subject to state licensing and regulation.
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Defines "personal care home" as a facility providing individual or group living arrangements for one or more unrelated persons with food, shelter, and personal care, whether operated for profit or not and whether for assisted living or residential living.
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Requires personal care homes to be subject to routine inspections by the State Department of Health to protect resident health and safety.
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Reorganizes subsection lettering in Section 43-11-1 to accommodate the new personal care home definition, renumbering subsequent definitions accordingly.
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Takes effect July 1, 2017.
Legislative Description
Personal care homes; require licensure and regulation of those providing living arrangements for one or more persons.
Last Action
Died In Committee
1/31/2017