MS HB1317

State Department of Health must issue a certificate of need to Panola Medical Center in Batesville for 25 adult psychiatric beds in its existing Panola County facility, exempt from the standard certificate of need review process

Panola Medical Center must operate the 25 adult psychiatric beds for at least 5 years or the beds will be de-licensed, and the exemption expires if beds are not operational within 2 years of the act's effective date

State Department of Health must issue a certificate of need to North Mississippi Medical Center (NMMC) and Oceans Healthcare, LLC for 19 adolescent psychiatric beds in Lee County, with the certificate expiring if beds are not operational by July 1, 2023

State Department of Health must issue a certificate of need to North Mississippi Medical Center in Lee County to convert 14 acute care beds to geriatric psychiatric care beds

All certificates of need authorized under this bill allow full participation in the Medicaid program with no restrictions