MS HB910

Amends Mississippi hospice law to allow the Department of Health to authorize hospice licensees to provide services to non-terminally ill individuals who can benefit from palliative and supportive care services, contingent upon approval from the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Adds "other authorized patients" as a new category of hospice recipients alongside terminally ill patients (defined as those with six months or less expected survival).

Requires hospice application plans to address care for both terminally ill persons and other authorized patients, with estimated monthly census and service delivery provisions.

Maintains existing hospice licensing requirements, including $1,000 application fees per site and $18 per bed review fees, with all revenue used exclusively for licensure, regulation, inspection, and discipline.

Effective July 1, 2021.