An Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Surgical Treatment Of The Ankle And Governing Structures And Tissue When The Podiatrist Has Met Certain Requirements; To Provide That A Licensed Podiatrist May Perform Ankle Surgery Only In An Accredited Hospital Licensed In The State; To Set Certain Limitations On The Procedures That A Podiatrist May Perform; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Sections 73-25-1, 73-25-3, 73-25-5, 73-25-14, 73-25-17, 73-25-18, 73-25-21, 73-25-23, 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31, 73-25-32, 73-25-33, 73-25-34, 73-25-53, 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63, 73-25-65, 73-25-83, 73-25-87 And 73-25-89, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal; To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; To Revise Certain Procedures For Disciplinary Action Against Licenses, The Issuance Of Subpoenas By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Grounds For Disciplinary Action, The Options Available To The Board Following Disciplinary Hearings Against Licensees, And Petitions For Reinstatement Of Licenses; To Clarify The Action Of The Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; To Include Behavioral Conduct That Could Be Addressed By Treatment To The List Of Reasons A Licensee Shall Be Subject To Restriction Of Their License; To Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Revise Disciplinary Action That The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held Within 30 Days If The Board Determines That A Physician's Continuation Of Practice Is An Immediate Danger; To Exclude Individuals Engaged Solely In The Practice Of Midwifery From The Chapter; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Create New Section 73-43-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Physician Health Program To Provide Performance Statistics To The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Additional Members Of The Board Who Shall Be Members Of The Public Not Related To The Healthcare Industry; To Repeal Sections 73-25-7, 73-25-9, 73-25-15, 73-25-19, 73-25-25, 73-25-39 And 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; Which Provides For The Fee Charged By The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Apply For A License To Practice; Which Provides For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; Which Provides For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; Which Provides For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; Which Allows The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; Which Provides A Technical Reference To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Create New Sections 73-44-1, 73-44-3, 73-44-5, 73-44-7 And 73-44-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Set Forth Certain Legislative Findings; To Create The State Board Of Health Professions And To Set Forth The Membership Composition, Appointment Process, Qualifications And Terms For The Board; To Provide That The Chairman Of The State Board Of Health Professions Shall Be Elected By Its Board Members, That The Board Shall Meet At Least Quarterly, That A Majority Of The Board Shall Constitute A Quorum For The Purpose Of Conducting Business And That Members Of The Board Shall Be Entitled To Actual Travel Expenses And Per Diem As Provided In Sections 5-3-41 And 25-3-69; To Set Forth Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Health Professions; To Provide That The State Department Of Health Shall Request An Annual Budget And Provide A Meeting Space And Administrative Support For The State Board Of Health Professions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Reenact Sections 75-24-351 Through 75-24-357, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Prohibit Bad Faith Assertions Of Patent Infringement And Establish Remedies For Prevailing Plaintiffs In Civil Actions Instituted Under The Provisions; To Repeal Section 75-24-359, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Is The Provision Of Law That Provides The Repealer On The Reenacted Provisions; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Certificate Of Need Requirement For Licensed Psychiatric Services If Such Services Had Not Been Provided By The Proposed Provider On A Regular Basis Within The Period Of 12 Months Prior To The Time Such Services Would Be Offered; To Provide That, Beginning On July 1, 2025, The Department Shall Not Require A Certificate Of Need For Any Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility, Psychiatric Hospital, End-stage Renal Disease (esrd) Facility, Intermediate Care Facility For Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, Child/adolescent Psychiatric Beds Or Any Other Licensed Psychiatric Services Or Mental Health Services; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Enact The Kratom Control Act; To Define Terms; To Require A State-issued Retail License To Sell Kratom; To Require Businesses That Sell Kratom To Post Signage With Certain Conditions; To Create A Program To Encourage Responsible Vending; To Provide For Enforcement Of The Act; To Prohibit Certain Actions In The Sale Of Kratom; To Establish Fines And Penalties For Violations Of This Act; To Establish Exceptions And Defenses To Violations Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-7-22.15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Increase The Amount Of The Income Tax Credit Authorized For Approved Reforestation Practices; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Prohibit A Party From Using A Peremptory Challenge To Remove A Prospective Juror On The Basis Of The Prospective Juror's Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Gender Identity, Sexual Orientation, National Origin, Or Religious Affiliation, Or The Perceived Membership Of The Prospective Juror In Any Of Those Groups; To Authorize A Party, Or The Trial Court On Its Own Motion, To Object To The Use Of A Peremptory Challenge Based On These Criteria; To Require The Party Exercising The Challenge, Upon Objection, To State The Reasons The Peremptory Challenge Has Been Exercised; To Require The Court To Evaluate The Reasons Given And, If The Court Grants The Objection, Authorize The Court To Take Certain Actions, Including, But Not Limited To, Starting A New Jury Selection, Declaring A Mistrial At The Request Of The Objecting Party, Seating The Challenged Juror, Or Providing Another Remedy As The Court Deems Appropriate; To Provide For A De Novo Standard Of Review By An Appellate Court Reviewing The Denial Of An Objection; To Provide That The Act Applies To Criminal Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2025; To Provide That The Act Applies To Civil Jury Trials In Which Jury Selection Begins On Or After January 1, 2027; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Bring Forward Sections 73-1-13, 73-1-29, 73-2-7, 73-2-16, 73-4-17, 73-4-25, 73-5-8, 73-5-11, 73-5-25, 73-6-13, 73-6-19, 73-7-27, 73-9-23, 73-9-61, 73-10-21, 73-11-51, 73-11-57, 73-13-23, 73-13-37, 73-14-35, 73-15-29, 73-17-11, 73-17-15, 73-19-17, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-23-47, 73-23-59, 73-24-19, 73-24-24, 73-25-3, 73-25-29, 99-19-35, 73-26-3, 73-27-5, 73-27-13, 73-29-13, 73-29-31, 73-30-9, 73-30-21, 73-31-13, 73-31-21, 73-34-109, 73-34-113, 73-35-21, 73-38-9, 73-38-27, 73-39-77, 73-42-9, 73-42-11, 73-42-13, 73-53-17, 73-53-23, 73-53-25, 73-55-19, 73-60-31, 73-63-27, 73-65-13, 73-69-7, 73-69-9, 73-69-11, 73-73-9, 73-73-31, 63-1-216, 43-20-14, 75-27-305 And 75-76-131, Mississippi Code Of 1972, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-9-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Clarify The Powers And Duties Of The State Board Of Dental Examiners Relating To The Regulation Of The Practice Of Dentistry And Dental Hygiene; To Clarify The Board's Authority To Prescribe Limits On The Activities Of Licensed Dental Hygienists Operating Under The Supervision Of A Dentist; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 41-7-191, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Issuance Of A Health Care Certificate Of Need For The Construction Of A 60-bed Nursing Facility In Any Underserved Minority Zip Code Area In The State That Meets Certain Qualifications; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 73-27-1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of Podiatric Medicine To Include Treatment Of The Foot And Ankle And Their Governing And Related Structures; To Require The Board Of Medical Licensure To Promulgate Rules Related To This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 43-17-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Department Of Human Services To Provide Child Care And Transportation For Applicants For Temporary Assistance For Needy Families (tanf) Benefits During The Application Processing Period, Job-readiness Class, Work Program Intake Process And Other Initial Orientation Meetings; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Provide A Three-year Pilot Program For The Licensure And Regulation Of Adult Residential Treatment Facilities And Adult Supportive Residential Facilities By The State Department Of Mental Health; To Direct The State Board Of Mental Health To Adopt Rules Providing For Facility Requirements And Minimum Programmatic, Staffing And Operational Requirements Of Services Offered At The Facilities; To Provide That It Is Unlawful For Any Person, Partnership, Association, Corporation Or Other Entity To Own Or Operate An Adult Mental Health Facility Without Having Applied For And Obtained A License From The Department; To Amend Section 43-13-117, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Mental Health Services Provided By Adult Residential Treatment Facilities And Adult Supportive Residential Facilities Shall Be Covered Under The Medicaid Program; To Prescribe The Initial Fee Schedules For The Four Levels Of Care Provided In Those Facilities; To Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For A Federal Waiver As Necessary To Allow For The Implementation Of The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Amend Section 27-65-23.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include The Gross Proceeds Or Gross Income Of Third-party Facilitators Within The Scope Of Any Tax Levied On The Gross Proceeds Or Gross Income From Room Rentals Of Hotels Or Motels Under The Authority Of A Local And Private Law; To Amend Section 41-49-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform, Without Placing Third-party Facilitators Under State Board Of Health Regulations; And For Related Purposes.

An Act To Create The Mississippi First Responder Ptsd And Suicide Prevention Task Force; To Provide For The Membership And Duties Of The Task Force; To Require The Task Force To Submit A Report On Its Findings And Recommendations To The Legislature Before December 1, 2025; And For Related Purposes.