MS HB936

Authorizes the Mississippi Department of Corrections to provide hospice care services to terminally ill inmates in its facilities, either through qualified department employees or by contract, without requiring a state hospice license.

Amends hospice licensing law to explicitly exempt the Department of Corrections from licensure requirements when providing hospice care with department employees.

Defines "special care facilities for paroled inmates" as long-term care facilities licensed to house medically frail paroled inmates, with up to three facilities allowed per Supreme Court district, operated under joint rules by the State Department of Health and Mississippi Department of Corrections.

Authorizes the State Parole Board to grant medical parole to inmates deemed "medically frail" (unable to recover from mental or physical conditions and unable to perform daily living activities) and place them in licensed special care facilities, with eligibility restrictions excluding capital punishment and sex offender convicts.

Directs the Division of Medicaid to apply for federal waivers to obtain Medicaid reimbursement for services provided at special care facilities for paroled inmates, establishing a separate Medicaid program for this purpose effective July 1, 2022.