Public Health and Human Services

MS - Representative Sam C. Mims, V (R)

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Chairman

MS - Representative Missy McGee (R)

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Vice-chairman

MS - Representative Shane Aguirre (R)

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MS - Representative Nick Bain (R)

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MS - Representative Christopher M. Bell (D)

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MS - Representative Cedric Burnett (D)

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MS - Representative Billy Adam Calvert (R)

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MS - Representative Bryant W. Clark (D)

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MS - Representative Dana Criswell (R)

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MS - Representative Ronnie C. Crudup (D)

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MS - Representative Becky Currie (R)

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MS - Representative Dan Eubanks (R)

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MS - Representative Kevin Felsher (R)

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MS - Representative Kevin Ford (R)

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MS - Representative John W. Hines, Sr. (D)

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MS - Representative Kabir Karriem (D)

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MS - Representative Jay McKnight (R)

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MS - Representative Dana McLean (R)

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MS - Representative Orlando Paden (D)

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MS - Representative Brent Powell (R)

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MS - Representative John Read (R)

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MS - Representative Rob Roberson (R)

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MS - Representative Noah Sanford (R)

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MS - Representative Donnie Scoggin (R)

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MS - Representative Omeria Scott (D)

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MS - Representative Fred Shanks (R)

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MS - Representative Zakiya Summers (D)

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MS - Representative Rickey Thompson (D)

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MS - HB14 Regional food banks; DHS establish grant program to provide annual grant funding to.

MS - HB21 Appropriation; UMMC to support a medical residency program at Delta Regional Medical Center.

MS - HB22 "Mississippi Eyes on Smiling Students Health Act"; enact to require vision screening and oral health assessments for certain students.

MS - HB25 Chronic Diseases; direct Health Department to establish WISEWOMAN and WISEMAN programs to reduce incidence of.

MS - HB31 "Mississippi Youthbuild Act"; create.

MS - HB32 Health; State Health Officer shall develop program to close the gap in health status of gender and racial groups.

MS - HB38 Appropriation; Health Department for support of Breast and Cervical Cancer Program.

MS - HB39 Appropriation; Department of Health to establish and operate two STD/HIV specialty clinics.

MS - HB42 Appropriation; Department of Health for a grant to the Southern Health Commission in Washington County.

MS - HB43 Universities and colleges; require to provide mental health assessments to members of school athletic teams.

MS - HB46 Mississippi Department of Human Services employees; remove prohibition on participating in political campaigns for.

MS - HB47 Long-term care facilities; require residents of certain to obtain a preneed contract within 6 months after admission.

MS - HB49 Child support enforcement and collection; terminate contract with private entity for and DHS shall perform.

MS - HB58 Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.

MS - HB59 Child Care Advisory Council; require child care providers to recommend names of persons to serve on.

MS - HB60 Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.

MS - HB61 Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by to not more than five percent.

MS - HB65 DHS; shall not require cooperation with child support enforcement to receive federal CCDF assistance.

MS - HB67 Mississippi Board of Human Services; create.

MS - SB2004 Health Care Certificate of Need; bring forward section.

MS - SB2021 Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; house position under DFA, exempt contracts from rules of contract review board.

MS - SB2087 Cemetery owners; authorize to disinter dead human remains for reinterment, reburial or delivery to a carrier for transportation.

MS - HB72 Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.

MS - HB73 Chiropractors; extend repealer on licensure law.

MS - HB85 Speech-language pathologists and audiologists; create board to license and regulate.

MS - HB94 Mental Health Treatment Facility; revise hearing and commitment procedures.

MS - HB95 Nursing home administrators; delete repealer on licensure requirements for and authorize board to conduct background checks.

MS - HB96 State Board of Chiropractic Examiners; extend repealer on.

MS - HB98 Hospice; extend repealer on authority of medical director to prescribe controlled substances for terminal patients without visit.

MS - HB105 National board certified school nurses; remove cap on number of eligible for annual salary supplement.

MS - HB115 Farmers markets; DHS provide grants to entity to incentivize purchases of healthy foods from with SNAP benefits.

MS - HB117 Autopsies; require to include inquiry about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.

MS - HB118 Medical examiners and pathologists; extend repealer on fees for death investigations and autopsies.

MS - HB144 DHS Fraud Investigation Unit; require director of and investigators to be law enforcement officers.

MS - HB160 State Department of Health and State Board of Health; extend repealer on.

MS - HB174 Board of Nursing; revise penalties in disciplinary proceedings and authorize recovery of reasonable costs.

MS - HB191 Anatomical gifts; prohibit discrimination against recipient based on disability.

MS - HB200 Remote patient monitoring services; delete requirement of 2 recent hospitalizations to qualify for.

MS - HB208 Psychologists; extend repealer on licensure law and remove postdoctoral training requirements for licensure.

MS - HB216 Families First Unpaid Leave Time Act; enact to require employers to provide unpaid leave to employees for certain situations.

MS - HB227 Mississippi Tobacco Minimum Legal Sale Age of 21 Act; create.

MS - HB236 Appropriation; Department of Mental Health for additional funding for crisis centers and outpatient services.

MS - HB244 Health insurance policies; require coverage for certain obesity treatments.

MS - HB245 Mississippi Smoke-Free Air Act of 2021; create.

MS - HB249 CON; remove end-stage renal disease facilities from application of law.

MS - HB265 Mississippi Special Needs Housing Steering Council; create.

MS - HB268 Disabilities, persons with; modernize terminology used to refer to.

MS - HB294 Hospices; delete repealer on authority for prescribing certain drugs without in-person visit with a patient.

MS - HB295 Home health services; authorize nurse practitioners and physician assistants to order and certify.

MS - HB296 Hospice licensure; extend moratorium on and authorize issuance of 2 pediatric palliative care licenses.

MS - HB297 Dialysis facilities; nursing homes shall allow to provide mobile services on site to their patients.

MS - HB301 EMTs; authorize to deny service to nonemergency when needed for an emergency.

MS - HB304 Dentists; provide immunity for providing charitable and emergency services.

MS - HB306 Human Services, Department of; authorize to use a simplified reporting system for economic assistance payments.

MS - HB310 Coordinator of Mental Health Accessibility; revise certain provisions applicable to.

MS - HB318 Community mental health centers; provide that health insurers may not deny the right to participate as a contract provider.

MS - HB360 Nursing facilities; require initial assessment of patients by a physician within 10 days after admission.

MS - HB368 Newborn screening program; include spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in those conditions covered in.

MS - SB2389 Domestic violence shelters; revise eligibility for funds.

MS - HB391 Breastfeeding; authorize distribution of statewide info to support breastfeeding in public places.

MS - HB395 Disabled person's vehicle tag; remove requirement for physician's certification for annual renewal.

MS - HB402 Country of Origin Labels; clarify labeling of covered commodities.

MS - HB412 Autopsies; create "Jenna's Law" to require autopsies to include inquiring about whether death was result of seizure or epilepsy.

MS - HB418 Physical therapists; delete requirement for physician referral before performing services.

MS - HB419 Physical therapy practice laws; revise various provisions of.

MS - SB2419 State Medical Examiner fees; extend repealer on.

MS - SB2420 Temporary license for social workers; authorize to practice in nonprofit facilities.

MS - SB2426 Department of Human Services; establish a grant program for regional food banks and SNAP incentives.

MS - SB2456 Open Meetings Law; allow executive sessions for certain discussions by public hospital boards.

MS - HB475 School Immunization; authorize exemption from requirements for religous beliefs.

MS - HB476 Mississippi Adult Health and Privacy Act; create.

MS - HB522 Mental health screenings and assessments; require in all public schools.

MS - HB524 Medical records; require health care provider to timely provide to patients after receiving request for.

MS - HB587 Breastfeeding professionals; provide for licensure of by State Department of Health.

MS - HB602 Mississippi Access to Care Act; create.

MS - HB616 Physical therapists; not required to have prior work experience to work at PPEC center.

MS - HB618 DPS; require to establish training component relating to autism spectrum disorder.

MS - HB626 Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements.

MS - HB635 Tanning facilities; prohibit use of by persons under 18 years old.

MS - HB640 Hospitals; require to examine persons at ER with sickle cell disease symptoms within four hours after admission.

MS - HB668 Solemn covenant of the states to award prizes for Curing Diseases Compact; enact.

MS - HB677 Death certificate; time for filing with Office of Vital Records shall be within 7 business days after the death occurs.

MS - HB691 Unclaimed dead bodies; coroner shall cause to be entrusted to funeral homes in county on a rotation basis.

MS - HB692 Mental Health Courts; clarify chancery court participation for certification of.

MS - HB713 Licensed professional counselors; revise qualifications for licensure for applicants who meet certain requirements.

MS - HB714 Health care and education shortage assistance program; establish to help attract professionals to work in certain counties.

MS - HB719 Vaccinations; prohibit employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as condition of employment.

MS - HB721 Funeral directing; issue license for to persons who meet certain criteria and apply within 30 days.

MS - HB749 State Workplace Safety and Health Office; establish under State Board of Health.

MS - SB2544 University of Mississippi Medical Center; create joint committee to study the organization of.

MS - HB782 Food deserts; require State Department of Health to track within the State of Mississippi.

MS - HB785 Homelessness; require Department of Human Services to implement grant program for housing.

MS - HB786 Mental health courts; require annual appropriation to Administrative Office of Courts for support of.

MS - HB792 "Healthy Foods Access Program Act"; enact.

MS - HB793 Healthy Local Food Incentive Program; enact.

MS - HB810 Healthy and Safe Families and Workplaces Act; create.

MS - HB830 Maternal Mortality Review Committee; include recommendations on decreasing racial disparities in maternal care in annual report.

MS - HB848 CON; issue to North Mississippi Medical Center for child psych beds and geriatric psych beds.

MS - HB863 Healthcare providers; authorize resident and nonresident to provide services by telemedicine to Mississippi residents in certain areas.

MS - HB876 Mental health; require DMH to convert unused IDD beds to be used for alcohol and drug use services.

MS - HB880 Department of Mental Health and community health centers; expand outpatient services for certain formerly incarcerated state inmates.

MS - HB888 Department of Health; limit any increase in fees by and revise who can be appointed to child care advisory council by State Health Officer.

MS - SB2746 Hudson's Law; require healthcare providers to provide information to parents who receive a postnatal diagnosis of down syndrome.

MS - SB2750 Pharmacy practice; revise definition of "written guideline or protocol" regarding location of delegated prescribing functions.

MS - SB2751 Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act; provide new requirements and extend the repealer thereon.

MS - HB890 TANF and Medicaid; require teenage recipients of to participate in programs about birth control, abstinence and parenting.

MS - HB891 Mississippi Comprehensive Teen Pregnancy Prevention Act; create.

MS - HB893 Comprehensive School Health Education Program; include additional components in and require school nurse to teach.

MS - SB2757 South Mississippi Regional Health Care Authority; establish.

MS - SB2759 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families; increase the monthly amount.

MS - SB2762 Department of Human Services; permit use of a simplified reporting system.

MS - HB910 Hospice care; authorize to be provided to persons who are not terminally ill under certain circumstances.

MS - HB911 Funeral services; require payment for before body may be transferred from one funeral home to another.

MS - HB912 Funeral director assistants; authorize to perform all activities of funeral directors with certain exceptions.

MS - HB920 Down Syndrome Information Act; create to require State Department of Health to post resources and information online.

MS - HB927 State Board of Medical Licensure; revise composition of to include consumer members.

MS - HB941 Health insurance; require certain policies to provide coverage for physician-prescribed proton beam therapy.

MS - HB952 Pharmacists; authorize to provide patient care services and authorize insurance reimbursement for.

MS - HB954 Pharmacy practice; revise definition of "written guideline or protocol" regarding location of delegated prescribing functions.

MS - HB971 SNAP recipients; must take TABE exam and achieve certain scores before will be exempt from work requirements.

MS - HB972 Child care facilities; require licensing agency to disclose names of persons filing complaints against.

MS - HB976 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); increase monthly benefit amount.

MS - HB987 Nursing education; unspent TANF funds shall be spent to pay expenses of persons enrolled as part of workforce training.

MS - HB1004 Hudson's Law; create to require dissemination of information relating to trisomy conditions by State Department of Health.

MS - HB1010 Hospitals; authorize cooperative agreements among that are regulated and immune from antitrust laws.

MS - HB1015 Funeral homes; revise various provisions relating to disposition of bodies, crematories and preneed contracts.

MS - HB1026 SNAP and TANF recipients; require those unemployed to take Test of Adult Basic Education.

MS - HB1028 Medical Practice Act; revise various provisions of.

MS - HB1044 MS Rare Disease Advisory Council; create at UMMC.

MS - HB1122 Department of Human Services; require a board of directors to be created within.

MS - HB1143 Appropriation; Health Department to provide epi-pens and AEDs in IHLs, community colleges and schools.

MS - HB1145 State agencies; prohibit disclosure of identifying information received from program applicants.

MS - HB1153 Stand-alone ice vending machines; exempt bags or other containers used to store ice from including certain information on its label.

MS - HB1162 Abortion; revise physician requirement and prohibit facilities from selling stem cells.

MS - HB1163 COVID-19; prohibit use of state funds for mandatory administration of vaccine against.

MS - HB1196 State Board of Funeral Service; extend repealer on.

MS - HB1200 "Mississippi Mask Usage Act"; enact to require masks to be worn in federal and state government facilities.

MS - HB1204 Department of Child Protection Services; require search for relatives of child taken into custody and establish placement preferences.

MS - HB1219 DHS; develop process to ensure that subgrantees reflect the demographic makeup of the eligible population for the grants.

MS - HB1239 Health care practitioner; require to wear photo ID name tag that includes the type of license held by the practitioner.

MS - HB1255 Mississippi Dementia Care Program; create pilot program to provide services for caregivers of and persons with Alzheimer's or dementia.

MS - HB1260 2021 Women's Economic Security Act; create.

MS - HB1261 Women's Economic Security Act of 2021; create.

MS - HB1268 Marriage and family therapists; may be issued temporary license to nonresidents to practice in nonprofit facility.

MS - HB1302 Optometry; Board shall define practice of, and authorize to perform certain procedures and use and prescribe certain drugs.

MS - HB1303 Advanced practice registered nurses; revise certain provisions relating to, including collaboration requirement.

MS - HB1304 CON; issue for comprehensive medical rehabilitation beds and services in Rankin County.

MS - HB1305 Health Care Certificate of Need Law; repeal.

MS - HB1306 CON; remove moratorium on issuance for new home health agencies or expansion of existing agencies.

MS - HB1307 CON laws; shall not apply in counties designated by MDA as a growth and prosperity county.

MS - HB1308 CON; authorize for nursing home in Jones County.

MS - HB1309 CON; provide for exception to home health agency moratorium for certain hospice licensees.

MS - HB1310 CON; remove services and equipment from requirement for.

MS - HB1317 CON; issue to Panola Medical Center for adult psych beds and to North MS Medical Center for child psych beds.