HB936: Hospice care services for terminally ill inmates; authorize MDOC to provide for those confined in facilities under MDOC jurisdiction.

Legislative Summary

An Act To Amend Section 41-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Department Of Corrections To Provide For Hospice Care Services For Inmates Who Are Confined In Facilities Under The Jurisdiction Of The Department And Who Are Terminally Ill; To Authorize The Department To Have Those Hospice Care Services Provided By Properly Qualified Employees Of The Department Or To Contract For The Provision Of The Hospice Care Services; To Provide That If The Department Provides The Hospice Care Services With Department Employees, The Department Is Not Required To Have A License Under The Mississippi Hospice Law; To Amend Section 41-85-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provisions; To Amend Sections 43-11-1 And 43-11-13, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Define The Term "special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates" And Prescribe Conditions For Licensure By The State Department Of Health; To Amend Sections 47-5-28 And 47-7-4, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize The Mississippi Department Of Corrections To Establish A Program To Grant Medical Parole To Such Special Care Facilities For Medically Frail Inmates And To Establish Eligibility Requirements For Such Parole; To Codify Section 43-13-117.6, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize And Direct The Division Of Medicaid To Apply For Necessary Waivers For Medicaid Reimbursement For Services Provided At Such Special Care Facilities For Paroled Inmates; And For Related Purposes.