MS HB926

University of Mississippi Medical Center authorized to enter into joint ventures, joint-purchasing arrangements, and clinically integrated networks with community hospitals and other health-related organizations, subject to Board of Trustees approval.

Health care practitioners employed by UMMC under arrangements with public or private health-related organizations are covered under the Mississippi Tort Claims Act for liability purposes.

Academic medical centers and health sciences schools are exempted from public purchasing law requirements for clinical commodities including medical devices, biologics, drugs, and radiation-emitting devices as defined by the FDA.

Clinical purchases by academic medical centers do not require competitive bidding procedures that normally apply to state agency and government entity purchases.

Effective date is July 1, 2017.