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MS HB3
Bill
Status
Passed
2/4/2026
Primary Sponsor
Sam Creekmore
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AI Summary
- Removes Medicaid participation restrictions for a 40-bed psychiatric residential treatment facility in DeSoto County that already has a certificate of need (CON)
- Requires issuance of a CON for additional beds in a community living program for developmentally disabled adults in Madison County
- Allows a long-term care hospital in Harrison County to participate in Medicaid as a crossover provider by revising its existing CON conditions
- Limits the University of Mississippi Medical Center's academic exemption from CON requirements to a specific area within Jackson, Mississippi, effective upon the act's passage, and requires the State Health Officer to verify that proposed equipment or facilities fulfill a substantial academic function
- Increases the minimum capital expenditure thresholds requiring a CON and directs the State Department of Health to study by December 1, 2026, the feasibility of exempting small hospitals from CON requirements for dialysis units and geriatric psychiatric units
Legislative Description
CON; revise certain provisions of.
Last Action
Approved by Governor
2/4/2026
Committee Referrals
Public Health and Welfare1/22/2026
Public Health and Human Services1/7/2026
Full Bill Text
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