AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-75-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE LICENSURE OF A FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM; TO AUTHORIZE THE LICENSURE OF A FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM IN A COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH A HOSPITAL PERMANENTLY CLOSED NOT MORE THAN FIVE YEARS BEFORE THE DATE OF APPLICATION FOR LICENSURE AND IN WHICH THERE IS NO OTHER HOSPITAL; TO PROVIDE THAT SUCH A FREESTANDING EMERGENCY ROOM MUST BE LOCATED IN THE SAME COUNTY OR THE SAME MUNICIPALITY IN WHICH THE CLOSED HOSPITAL WAS LOCATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 41-75-1
Committee Substitute: 41-75-1
As Passed by the House: 41-75-1