An Act To Amend Section 25-11-123, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Counties And Municipalities Shall Not Be Responsible For Paying Employer Contributions In The Public Employees' Retirement System Of Mississippi (pers) Above The Amount Calculated Based On The Rate Set On July 1, 2024; To Provide That The Responsibility For Any Contributions Over Said Amount Shall Be Borne By The State Of Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Gestational Carrier, Surrogacy And In Vitro Child And Parent Act; To Provide For Certain Technical Definitions Related To Gestational Carrier, Surrogacy And In Vitro Pregnancies; To Provide For Certain Requirements Related To The Donation Of Eggs, Sperm Or Embryos; To Establish The Requirements For Gestational Carrier, Agreements And Gestational Carrier Contracts; To Set Certain Parental Rights Involving Children Produced As A Result Of Artificial Or In Vitro Insemination; To Provide For An Expedited Affirmation Procedure For Parental Status Involving Gestational Carrier Surrogacy; To Provide Certain Requirements For The Disposition Of Eggs, Sperm Or Pre-embryos; To Set Certain Technical Requirements Involving Surrogacy And In Vitro Pregnancies; To Amend Sections 93-17-5, 93-17-6 And 93-17-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform With The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 99-18-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Office Of State Public Defender To Represent Youth In Delinquency And/or Child In Need Of Supervision Proceedings; To Amend Section 43-21-201, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify Responsibility For Training Of Attorneys Representing Children; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create New Section 41-20-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That If A Health Care Facility Relinquished Its Certificate Of Need Or License For Inpatient Psychiatric Services Due To Conversion From An Acute Care Hospital Or Critical Access Hospital To A Rural Emergency Hospital In Accordance With 42 Cfr § 485.502, The Department Of Health May License The Psychiatric Inpatient Beds To A Separate Entity If The New Applicant Is Associated With The Rural Emergency Hospital; To Require The Department Of Health To Issue A Separate Certificate Of Need To The New Entity; To Require The Rural Emergency Hospital And The Psychiatric Facility To Maintain Separation Of Facilities, Licensure, Operations, Finances And Governance; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-67-39, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Date Of The Repealer On The Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act, Which Addresses Requirements Pertaining To Massage Therapy Service Establishments; To Bring Forward Sections 73-67-1 Through 73-67-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Constitute The Mississippi Professional Massage Therapy Act, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-57-57, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Funds Collected For Certified Copies Of Birth, Death And Marriage Records To Be Used For Public Health Programs Pertaining To Maternal, Infant And Child Health And For The Completion Of All Other Vital Records And Statistics; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The State Department Of Health To Adopt Rules Governing Minimum Standards Of Construction, Electricity And Emergency Power Sources Applicable To Licensed Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities; To Provide That Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities Shall Be Required To Maintain A Fully Operational Emergency Power Source And A Supply Of Fuel Sufficient To Sustain The Emergency Power Source For At Least Five Days; To Clarify That Such Emergency Power Source Shall Be Sufficient To Provide Power For Patients Reliant On Supplemental Oxygen Or For Other Medical Devices Requiring Electrical Power And To Maintain Comfortable Air Temperatures For Residents; To Require The Department To Conduct Routine, Unannounced Inspections To Determine Compliance With Such Standards For Electricity And Emergency Power Sources; To Provide That Nursing Homes And Assisted Living Facilities Licensed In Mississippi Shall Have 60 Days To Comply With The Minimum Requirements Following Promulgation Of Such Regulations By The State Board Of Health; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 25-61-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Exempt Certain Youth Court Investigative Records From The Provisions Of The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983; To Bring Forward Section 25-61-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law That Defines Terms Within The Mississippi Public Records Act Of 1983, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Sections 43-21-251, 43-21-255, 43-21-257, 43-21-259, 43-21-261, 43-21-263, 43-21-265, And 43-21-267, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are Provisions Of Law That Relate To Confidentiality In Youth Court, For The Purpose Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program; To Provide That The Division Of Medicaid Shall Establish The Program To Provide Prescription Drugs Available Outside Of The United States To Consumers In The State At A Lower Cost; To Require The Division To Contract With One Or More Prescription Drug Wholesalers And Canadian Suppliers To Import Prescription Drugs; To Require The Division To Develop A Registration Process For Health Benefit Plans; To Require Providers And Pharmacies To Obtain And Dispense Such Drugs; To Require The Division To Comply With Certain Federal Laws Regulating Such Programs; To Provide That A Prescription Drug May Be Imported Into The State Only If The Drug Meets F.d.a. Standards And Does Not Violate Federal Patent Laws, Among Other Requirements; To Require The Division To Monitor Any Potential Anticompetitive Activities Affected By The Program; To Authorize The Division To Impose A Fee On Each Prescription Drug Sold Under The Program; To Require The Director Of The Division To Develop Auditing Procedures; To Require The Division To Submit A Report On The Program To The Legislature And Governor Each Year; To Create New Section 73-21-158, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Each Drug Manufacturer To Submit A Quarterly Report To The Commissioner Of The Department Of Insurance With The Current Wholesale Acquisition Cost Information For The Prescription Drugs Sold In The State By That Manufacturer; To Set Certain Other Reporting Requirements, Including The Name Of The Drug And Aggregate Rebate Amounts; To Require Pharmacy Benefit Managers Providing Services For A Health Care Plan And Each Health Insurer To Submit Certain Reports To The Commissioner; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That No Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Funds Shall Be Used To Pay For College Scholarships For Persons Who Are Not Recipients Of Tanf Benefits; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Section 25-31-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law Authorizing Full-time Legal Assistants In Circuit Court Districts, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; To Bring Forward Section 25-31-10, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law Authorizing Full-time Criminal Investigators In Circuit Court Districts, For The Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-35-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Real Estate Commission To Promulgate Rules, Regulations And Forms For Voluntary Use Of Mississippi Real Estate Licensees In Residential Real Estate Transactions In Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Issuance Of A Health Care Certificate Of Need For Additional Beds In A Community Living Program For Developmentally Disabled Adults Located In Madison County, Mississippi; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-14-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend Through December 31, 2024, The Expenditure Period For Reimbursement To Hospitals That Increased Treatment Capacity Related To The Covid-19 Pandemic; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-57-11, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Allow Fees Collected From Issuance Of Birth Certificates To Be Used For Programs Dedicated To Maternal, Infant And Children's Healthcare; And For Related Purposes.