Mississippi House Bill 232: Specialty Doctors to Rural Hospitals Grant Program; establish and provide eligibility.

Mississippi · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

An Act To Create New Section 41-9-353, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Create The Specialty Doctors To Rural Hospitals Grant Program For The Purpose Of Ensuring The Availability Of Specialty Doctors In Rural Hospitals When A Major Hospital Indicates To A Rural Hospital Emergency Doctor That The Major Hospital Is On Diversion; To Provide That The Department Of Health Shall Administer And Distribute Grant Funds To Rural Hospitals For Such Purpose; To Provide Certain Considerations That The Department Shall Make For Establishing A Payment Structure; To Require The Department Of Health To Promulgate Rules And Regulations To Accomplish The Purpose Of The Program; And For Related Purposes.

Latest action

Died In Committee (2026-02-03)

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