MS SB2614

Adds conflict of interest restrictions for community hospital board trustees, prohibiting appointees from owning an interest in, or being an officer or employee of, companies providing goods or services in direct competition with the hospital.

Extends conflict of interest prohibitions to appointees' spouses, who may not own an interest in or be an officer of competing businesses.

Maintains existing eligibility requirements for trustees including no felony convictions, high school diploma or equivalent, no outstanding debt to the hospital, and not being a plaintiff in pending lawsuits against the hospital.

Modifies board composition for community hospital systems owned by counties bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Alabama, designating two hospital chiefs of staff as advisors rather than regular board members.

Takes effect July 1, 2018.