Mississippi 2022 Regular Session Status: Enacted Bipartisan · 8 R · 3 D cosponsors

HB 1614 — Appropriation; Health, Department of.

Last action — Approved by Governor

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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced February 14, 2022. Enacted.

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  • 13 sponsors

    1 primary, 12 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (8 R · 3 D) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

625 added · 415 removed

Plain-language change summary

The latest version of Bill HB 1614 has increased the total funding amount from about $503 million to approximately $519 million, which includes new allocations for various health programs. Notable changes include the addition of funding for the Maternal and Child Health Care Program, the Rural Hospital Loan Program, and specific initiatives aimed at addressing health disparities. These changes matter because they reflect an increased investment in critical health services, which could improve access to care and address urgent health issues in the community.

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1614 AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.
1614 (As Sent to Governor) AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFRAYING THE EXPENSES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2023.
...............................................$ 33,788,021.00.
...............................................$ 34,861,746.00.
...............................................$ 503,092,663.00.
...............................................$ 518,982,131.00.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 1 SECTION 3.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ A1/2 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 1 SECTION 3.
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, Five Hundred Twenty-six Thousand One Hundred Two Dollars ($526,102.00) shall be derived from the State General Fund and Nine Million One Hundred Seventy-eight Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-three Dollars ($9,178,783.00) shall be derived from the Health Care Expendable Fund, created in Section 43-13-407, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the support and maintenance of the State Department of Health.
Of the funds appropriated under the provisions of Sections 1 and 2, Five Hundred Twenty-six Thousand One Hundred Two Dollars ($526,102.00) shall be derived from the State General Fund and Fifteen Million Ninety-three Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty-three Dollars ($15,093,783.00) shall be derived from the Health Care Expendable Fund, created in Section 43-13-407, Mississippi Code of 1972, for the support and maintenance of the State Department of Health.
Maternal and Child Health Care Program.................................$ 1,242,943.00 Health Department Programs...................$ 8,461,942.00 SECTION 4.
Maternal and Child Health Care Program.........$ 1,242,943.00 Mississippi Health Care Alliance for the ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction Program (STEMI) and the Stroke System of Care Plan......................................$ 100,000.00 Rural Hospital Loan Program....................$ 2,500,000.00 Non-Transport Emergency Services...............$ 415,000.00 MAGnet Community Health Disparity Program......$ 2,900,000.00 Health Department Programs.....................$ 8,461,942.00 SECTION 4.
Of the General Fund court assessments provided in Section 1, Seven Million Twenty-three Thousand One Hundred Ninety-seven Dollars ($7,023,197.00) shall be allocated for Trauma Care Systems and One Million Eight Hundred Five Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-nine Dollars ($1,805,859.00) shall be allocated for Emergency Medical Services.
Of the General Fund court assessments provided in Section 1, Seven Million Twenty-three Thousand One Hundred Ninety-seven Dollars ($7,023,197.00) shall be allocated for Trauma Care Systems and One Million Eight Hundred Five Thousand Eight Hundred Fifty-nine Dollars ($1,805,859.00) shall be H.
All additional funds are appropriated in Section 2.
The State Department of Health may transfer a portion of Trauma Care System funds to the Division of Medicaid for the development and implementation of an enhanced reimbursement fee program related to trauma care and services, H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 2 used to match federal funds, under a cooperative agreement between the State Department of Health and the Division of Medicaid.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 2 allocated for Emergency Medical Services.
All additional funds are appropriated in Section 2.
The State Department of Health may transfer a portion of Trauma Care System funds to the Division of Medicaid for the development and implementation of an enhanced reimbursement fee program related to trauma care and services, used to match federal funds, under a cooperative agreement between the State Department of Health and the Division of Medicaid.
University of Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Institute.................................$ 4,250,000.00 Department of Education - Mary Kirkpatrick Haskell – Mary Sprayberry Public School Nurse Program.............................$ 3,060,000.00 H.
H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 3 Attorney General's Office - Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Unit..................$ 680,000.00 University of Mississippi Medical Center – A Comprehensive Tobacco (ACT) Center....................................$ 595,000.00 Mississippi Health Care Alliance - ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction Program (STEMI).....$ 382,500.00 Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program......................$ 3,400,000.00 Mississippi Health Care Alliance for the Stroke System of Care Plan................$ 212,500.00 Mississippi Health Department Programs.........$ 7,420,000.00 Of the funds appropriated in this section, the State Department of Health is authorized to expend funds to create and administer the Office of Tobacco Control within the department as outlined and created in Section 41-113-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 3 University of Mississippi Medical Center Cancer Institute.................................$ 4,250,000.00 Department of Education - Mary Kirkpatrick Haskell – Mary Sprayberry Public School Nurse Program.............................$ 3,060,000.00 Attorney General's Office - Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement Unit..................$ 680,000.00 University of Mississippi Medical Center – A Comprehensive Tobacco (ACT) Center....................................$ 595,000.00 Mississippi Health Care Alliance - ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction Program (STEMI) and Stroke System of Care Plan................$ 595,000.00 Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program......................$ 3,400,000.00 Mississippi Health Department Programs.........$ 7,420,000.00 Of the funds appropriated in this section, the State Department of Health is authorized to expend funds to create and administer the Office of Tobacco Control within the department as outlined and created in Section 41-113-3, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Mississippi Health Care Alliance - ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction Program (STEMI)..........................$ 139,700.00.
Mississippi Health Care Alliance - ST Elevated H.
Mississippi Health Care Alliance for the Stroke System of Care Plan...........$ 139,700.00.
H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 4 Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program............................$ 55,880.00.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 4 Myocardial Infarction Program (STEMI) and Stroke System of Care Plan...........$ 279,400.00.
Mississippi Qualified Health Center Grant Program............................$ 55,880.00.
AUTHORIZED POSITIONS:
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:
Full Time.............
939 Time-Limited:
864 Part Time.............
1,375 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
4 Time-Limited:
Full Time.............
1,373 Part Time.............
4 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for “Personal Services” for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 5 shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 5 shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 6 SECTION 8.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 6 SECTION 8.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 7 to 37 Weeks of Gestation 13.60 Teenage Live Birth Rate Age 15-19 Years (per 1,000 Women Age 15-19) 27.10 Percent of Newborns with Positive & Inconclusive Genetic Screens who Received Recommended Follow-Up 100.00 Percent of Adults who are Obese (Body Mass Index of 30 or More, Regardless of Sex) 40.80 Health Protection Percent of Mississippi Population Receiving Water from a Public Water Supply 92.00 Percent of Mississippi Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water 59.00 Transfer Time of Level III & IV Trauma Centers to Appropriate Facilities for Treatment (Minutes) 130.00 Communicable Disease Primary & Secondary Syphilis:
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 7 to 37 Weeks of Gestation 13.60 Teenage Live Birth Rate Age 15-19 Years (per 1,000 Women Age 15-19) 27.10 Percent of Newborns with Positive & Inconclusive Genetic Screens who Received Recommended Follow-Up 100.00 Percent of Adults who are Obese (Body Mass Index of 30 or More, Regardless of Sex) 40.80 Health Protection Percent of Mississippi Population Receiving Water from a Public Water Supply 92.00 Percent of Mississippi Population Receiving Optimally Fluoridated Water 59.00 Transfer Time of Level III & IV Trauma Centers to Appropriate Facilities for Treatment (Minutes) 130 Communicable Disease Primary & Secondary Syphilis:
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 8 Rate of Two Year Old Children Fully Immunized (National Immunization Survey:
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 8 Rate of Two Year Old Children Fully Immunized (National Immunization Survey:
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 9 Professional Shortage Area:
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 9 Professional Shortage Area:
Primary Care 54.00 Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program Number of Conditions Added to the List of Debilitating Medical Conditions 0 Number of Qualifying Patients Approved 0 Number of Designated Caregivers Approved 0 Number of Registry Identification Cards Revoked 0 Total Number of Patients with a Registry Identification Card 0 Number of Licensed Medical Practitioners 0 Number of Licensed Cannabis Cultivation Facilities 0 Number of Licensed Cannabis Processing Facilities 0 Number of Licensed Cannabis Testing Facilities 0 Number of Licensed Cannabis Waste Disposal Entities 0 Number of Licensed Cannabis Transportation Entities 0 Percent of Applications Approved 0.00 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the H.
Primary Care 54.00 Mississippi Medical Cannabis Program Number of Conditions Added to the List of Debilitating Medical Conditions 1 Number of Qualifying Patients Approved 10,000 Number of Designated Caregivers Approved 500 Number of Registry Identification Cards Revoked 50 Total Number of Patients with a Registry Identification Card 10,000 Number of Licensed Medical Practitioners 500 Number of Licensed Cannabis Cultivation Facilities 25 Number of Licensed Cannabis Processing Facilities 15 Number of Licensed Cannabis Testing Facilities 3 Number of Licensed Cannabis Waste Disposal Entities 10 Number of Licensed Cannabis Transportation Entities 10 Percent of Applications Approved 95.00 A reporting of the degree to which the performance targets set above have been or are being achieved shall be provided in the H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 10 agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2024.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 10 agency's budget request submitted to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee for Fiscal Year 2024.
............................................$ 34,342,704.00.
.................................................$ 38,792,704.00.
Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall come from the Department of Human Services, Child Care Development Fund or other appropriate special funds for the purpose of child care licensure.
Of the funds appropriated in Section 11, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is provided in House Bill 1353, 2022 Regular Session for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Department of Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023.............
These funds are to be transferred to the State Department of Health no later than July 31, 2022.
..................................................$ 4,450,000.00.
The State Department of Health shall H.
H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 11 make a complete accounting of the uses of these funds to the Department of Human Services.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 11 The purpose of these funds is to provide for matching funds for Federal grants of the Local Governments and Rural Water Program at the Department of Health.
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3 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which shall be published by the State Personnel Board.
Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees.
It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2023 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.
If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act.
The State H.
B.
No.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 12 Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.
The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
Funds have been appropriated herein for the purpose of funding Project SEC2 minimum salaries for all employees covered under the Colonel Guy Groff/Neville Kenning Variable Compensation Plan.
It shall be the agency’s responsibility to ensure that the funds are used to increase all employees’ salaries up to the minimum level as determined by the State Personnel Board.
Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, One Million Dollars ($1,000,000.00) shall come from the Department of Human Services, Child Care Development Fund or other appropriate special funds for the purpose of child care licensure.
These funds are to be transferred to the State Department of Health no H.
B.
No.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 13 later than July 31, 2022.
The State Department of Health shall make a complete accounting of the uses of these funds to the Department of Human Services.
SECTION 14.
Of the funds in Section 2, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Capital Expense Fund, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Department of Health for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023....................................$ 2,000,000.00.
The purpose of these funds is to defray the expense of the Victims of Crimes Act (VOCA) at the Department of Health, Office of Interpersonal Violence.
SECTION 15.
SECTION 14.
SECTION 16.
SECTION 15.
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1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 14 SECTION 17.
SECTION 16.
SECTION 18.
In addition to all other funds heretofore appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Burn Care Fund which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department, for the purpose of funding reimbursement for uncompensated medical care to Mississippi burn victims through the H.
In addition to all other funds heretofore appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act at the Department of Health.........................................$ 7,484,638.00.
SECTION 19.
The following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is reappropriated out of any money in the Capital Expense Fund not otherwise appropriated for the Department of Health for the purpose of reauthorizing the expenditure of Capital Expense Funds as authorized in Senate Bill 2967, 2022 Regular Session to provide for defraying the expenses related to the operations of the Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023......
..................................................$ 3,800,128.00.
Notwithstanding the amount reappropriated under the provisions of this section, in no event shall the amount expended exceed the unexpended balance as of June 30, 2022.
AUTHORIZED HEADCOUNT:
Permanent:
0 Time-Limited:
34 H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 12 trauma care system at in-state burn facilities including the Joseph M.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 15 With the funds herein appropriated, it shall be the agency’s responsibility to make certain that funds required for Personal Services for Fiscal Year 2024 do not exceed Fiscal Year 2023 funds appropriated for that purpose unless programs or positions are added to the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget by the Mississippi Legislature.
Still Burn and Reconstruction Center at Merit Health Central or for uncompensated aero medical transportation to out-of-state qualified United States Burn Care facilities, and such other provisions necessary to provide burn care for Mississippi residents, including reimbursement for travel, lodgings, meals and other reasonable travel-related expenses incurred by burn victims, family members and/or caregivers, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023..
The Legislature shall determine the agency’s personal services appropriation, which shall be published by the State Personnel Board.
Additionally, the State Personnel Board shall determine and publish the projected annualized payroll costs based on current employees.
It shall be the responsibility of the agency head to ensure that actual personnel expenditures for Fiscal Year 2023 do not exceed the data provided by the Legislative Budget Office.
If the agency’s Fiscal Year 2023 projected cost exceeds the annualized costs, no salary actions shall be processed by the State Personnel Board with the exception of new hires that are determined to be essential for the agency.
Any transfers or escalations shall be made in accordance with the terms, conditions and procedures established by law or allowable under the terms set forth within this act.
The State Personnel Board shall not escalate positions without written approval from the Department of Finance and Administration.
The Department of Finance and Administration shall not provide written approval to escalate any funds for salaries and/or positions without proof of availability of new or additional funds above the appropriated level.
H.
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1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 16 No general funds authorized to be expended herein shall be used to replace federal funds and/or other special funds which are being used for salaries authorized under the provisions of this act and which are withdrawn and no longer available.
None of the funds herein appropriated shall be used in violation of Internal Revenue Service’s Publication 15-A relating to the reporting of income paid to contract employees, as interpreted by the Office of the State Auditor.
Funds have been appropriated herein for the purpose of funding Project SEC2 minimum salaries for all employees covered under the Colonel Guy Groff/Neville Kenning Variable Compensation Plan.
It shall be the agency’s responsibility to ensure that the funds are used to increase all employees’ salaries up to the minimum level as determined by the State Personnel Board.
SECTION 20.
In addition to all other funds heretofore appropriated, the following sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is appropriated out of any money in the State Treasury to the credit of the Mississippi Burn Care Fund which is comprised of special source funds collected by or otherwise available to the department, for the purpose of funding reimbursement for uncompensated medical care to Mississippi burn victims through the trauma care system at in-state burn facilities including the Joseph M.
Still Burn and Reconstruction Center at Merit Health Central or for uncompensated aero medical transportation to out-of-state qualified United States Burn Care facilities, and H.
B.
No.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 17 such other provisions necessary to provide burn care for Mississippi residents, including reimbursement for travel, lodgings, meals and other reasonable travel-related expenses incurred by burn victims, family members and/or caregivers, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023..
SECTION 17.
SECTION 21.
SECTION 18.
SECTION 22.
SECTION 19.
SECTION 23.
This notification will consist of the name of H.
This notification will consist of the name of the grant and agency or nonprofit making the award, the award amount, and a short list of goals to be achieved.
H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 13 the grant and agency or nonprofit making the award, the award amount, and a short list of goals to be achieved.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 18 SECTION 24.
SECTION 20.
SECTION 21.
SECTION 25.
SECTION 22.
SECTION 26.
The division may pledge as security for such H.
The division may pledge as security for such interim financing future funds that will be received by the division.
Any such loans shall be repaid from the first available H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 14 interim financing future funds that will be received by the division.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 19 funds received by the department in the manner of and subject to the same terms provided in this section.
Any such loans shall be repaid from the first available funds received by the department in the manner of and subject to the same terms provided in this section.
SECTION 27.
SECTION 23.
SECTION 24.
SECTION 28.
SECTION 25.
SECTION 29.
SECTION 26.
SECTION 30.
It H.
It is further the intention of the Legislature that the State Health Officer shall submit written justification for the transfer to the H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 15 is further the intention of the Legislature that the State Health Officer shall submit written justification for the transfer to the Legislative Budget Office and the Department of Finance and Administration on or before the fifteenth of the month prior to the effective date of the transfer.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 20 Legislative Budget Office and the Department of Finance and Administration on or before the fifteenth of the month prior to the effective date of the transfer.
SECTION 27.
SECTION 31.
SECTION 28.
SECTION 32.
The Executive Director of the Mississippi State Department of Health shall submit to the Department of Finance and Administration a certified statement providing a detailed explanation for any escalation, including a justification for the H.
The Executive Director of the Mississippi State Department of Health shall submit to the Department of Finance and Administration a certified statement providing a detailed explanation for any escalation, including a justification for the establishment of any new positions or reclassification of existing positions.
H.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 PAGE 16 establishment of any new positions or reclassification of existing positions.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 21 SECTION 33.
SECTION 29.
SECTION 30.
SECTION 34.
Notwithstanding any other provision, the Department of Health shall have the authority to escalate its headcount for any additional operational needs related to Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Funds, upon approval of the Department of Finance and Administration and the State Personnel Board.
SECTION 35.
It is the intention of the Legislature that the State Department of Health is hereby authorized to escalate, budget and expend funds for salaries and positions, with the approval of the State Fiscal Officer, from fund numbers 5331400000, 5331500000 and 5820130100, for the purpose of operating the State Department of Health programs as authorized by law, in accordance with rules and regulation of the Department of Finance and Administration in a manner consistent with the escalation of federal funds and when grant requirements have changed that result in staffing needs but do not result in new or additional funds.
The Executive Director of the State Department of Health or designee shall submit to the Department of Finance and H.
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1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 22 Administration a certified statement providing a detailed explanation for any escalation, including a justification for the establishment of any new positions or reclassification of existing positions.
SECTION 36.
(1) Of the funds appropriated in Section 2, is hereby appropriated out of any money to the credit of the "Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund" to the State Department of Health for the purpose described in this section, for the period beginning on July 1, 2022, and ending June 30, 2023........
...................................................$ 2,500,000.00.
(2) These funds are allocated for the purpose of operational expenditures needed to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic as allowable under Section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) or any guidance or regulation issued by the United States Department of the Treasury in conformity therewith.
(3) It is the intention of the Legislature that no funds appropriated under this act shall be used to pay employee premium payments.
(4) As a condition of receiving and expending the funds appropriated to the agency under this section, the agency shall certify to the Department of Finance and Administration that each expenditure of the funds appropriated to the agency under this section complies with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of H.
B.
No.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 23 monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established by ARPA.
(5) If the Office of Inspector General of the United States Department of the Treasury, or the Office of Inspector General of any other federal agency having oversight over the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established by ARPA (a) determines that the agency or recipient has expended or otherwise used any of the funds appropriated to the agency under this act for any purpose that is not in compliance with the guidelines, guidance, rules, regulations and/or other criteria, as may be amended from time to time, of the United States Department of the Treasury regarding the use of monies from the Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund established by ARPA, and (b) the State of Mississippi is required to repay the federal government for any of those funds that the Office of the Inspector General determined were expended or otherwise used improperly by the agency or recipient, then the agency or recipient that expended or otherwise used those funds improperly shall be required to pay the amount of those funds to the State of Mississippi for repayment to the federal government.
SECTION 37.
and the State Fiscal Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
and the State Fiscal H.
SECTION 31.
B.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022, and shall stand repealed June 30, 2022.
No.
1614 *HR43/A301SG* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR43/A301SG PAGE 24 Officer shall issue his warrants upon requisitions signed by the proper person, officer or officers, in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 38.
This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2022.
1614 *HR13/A301* ~ OFFICIAL ~ 22/HR13/A301 ST:
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Action History

  1. Approved by Governor

  2. Enrolled Bill Signed

  3. Enrolled Bill Signed

  4. Conference Report Adopted

  5. Conference Report Adopted

  6. Conference Report Filed

  7. Conference Report Filed

  8. Suspend from Deadlines by HC 89

  9. Recommitted For Further Conf

  10. Recommitted For Further Conf

  11. Conference Report Filed

  12. Conference Report Filed

  13. Conferees Named Hopson,Hill,Michel

  14. Conferees Named Read,Mims,Bounds

  15. Decline to Concur/Invite Conf

  16. Returned For Concurrence

  17. Passed As Amended

  18. Amended

  19. Title Suff Do Pass As Amended

  20. Referred To Appropriations

  21. Transmitted To Senate

  22. Passed

  23. Title Suff Do Pass

  24. Referred To Appropriations

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Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 17000
Republican 25001
Democrat 9000
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
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Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Not Voting
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Yea
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage as Amended

Passed 51 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 25001
Democrat 9000
Unaffiliated 17000
Total 51001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (52)
Member Party Vote
Boyd — Yea
Branning — Yea
Butler A. (36th) — Yea
Butler K. (38th) — Yea
Caughman — Yea
Horhn — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Jordan — Yea
McDaniel — Yea
Moran — Yea
Parker — Yea
Polk — Yea
Sojourner — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Turner-Ford — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
David Blount Democrat Yea
Derrick T. Simmons Democrat Yea
Hillman Terome Frazier Democrat Yea
Hob Bryan Democrat Yea
Joseph Thomas Democrat Yea
Reginald Jackson Democrat Yea
Rod Hickman Democrat Yea
Sarita Simmons Democrat Yea
Sollie B. Norwood Democrat Yea
Angela Burks Hill Republican Yea
Bart Williams Republican Yea
Benjamin Suber Republican Yea
Brice Wiggins Republican Yea
Briggs Hopson Republican Yea
Chad McMahan Republican Yea
Chuck Younger Republican Yea
Daniel H. Sparks Republican Yea
Dean Kirby Republican Yea
Dennis DeBar, Jr. Republican Yea
J. Walter Michel Republican Yea
Jason Barrett Republican Yea
Jeff Tate Republican Yea
Jeremy England Republican Yea
Joel R. Carter, Jr. Republican Not Voting
Joey Fillingane Republican Yea
Joseph M. Seymour Republican Yea
Josh Harkins Republican Yea
Kathy L. Chism Republican Yea
Kevin Blackwell Republican Yea
Lydia Graves Chassaniol Republican Yea
Michael McLendon Republican Yea
Neil S. Whaley Republican Yea
Rita Potts Parks Republican Yea
Scott DeLano Republican Yea
Tyler McCaughn Republican Yea

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Passage

Passed 116 Yea · 5 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 57000
Democrat 28101
Unaffiliated 29400
Independent 2000
Total 116501
% of votes cast 95%4%0%1%
How each member voted (122)
Member Party Vote
Bain — Yea
Barnett — Yea
Beckett — Yea
Blackmon — Yea
Boyd — Yea
Busby — Yea
Clarke — Yea
Darnell — Yea
Gibbs (72nd) — Yea
Goodin — Yea
Huddleston — Yea
Jackson — Yea
Johnson — Yea
Lancaster — Yea
McLeod — Yea
Miles — Yea
Paden — Yea
Patterson — Yea
Reynolds — Yea
Robinson — Yea
Stamps — Yea
Straughter — Yea
Thompson — Yea
Walker — Yea
Weathersby — Yea
Williams-Barnes — Yea
Wright — Yea
Young — Yea
Mr. Speaker — Yea
Bomgar — Nay
Criswell — Nay
Hopkins — Nay
Williamson — Nay
Bo Brown Democrat Yea
Bo Brown Democrat Nay
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bob Evans Democrat Yea
Bryant W. Clark Democrat Yea
Carl Mickens Democrat Yea
Cedric Burnett Democrat Yea
Cheikh Taylor Democrat Yea
Christopher M. Bell Democrat Yea
Daryl Porter Democrat Yea
Earle S. Banks Democrat Yea
Gregory Holloway, Sr. Democrat Yea
Hester Jackson McCray Democrat Yea
Jeffery Harness Democrat Yea
Jeramey Anderson Democrat Yea
John G. Faulkner Democrat Yea
John W. Hines, Sr. Democrat Yea
Kabir Karriem Democrat Yea
Karl Gibbs Democrat Yea
Omeria Scott Democrat Not Voting
Oscar Denton Democrat Yea
Otis Anthony Democrat Yea
Percy W. Watson Democrat Yea
Robert L. Sanders Democrat Yea
Ronnie C. Crudup Democrat Yea
Solomon C. Osborne Democrat Yea
Stephanie Foster Democrat Yea
Tracey T. Rosebud Democrat Yea
Willie Bailey Democrat Yea
Zakiya Summers Democrat Yea
Angela Cockerham Independent Yea
Shanda Yates Independent Yea
Becky Currie Republican Yea
Bill Kinkade Republican Yea
Bill Pigott Republican Yea
Billy Adam Calvert Republican Yea
Brent Anderson Republican Yea
Brent Powell Republican Yea
C. Scott Bounds Republican Yea
Carolyn Crawford Republican Yea
Casey Eure Republican Yea
Clay Deweese Republican Yea
Dan Eubanks Republican Yea
Dana McLean Republican Yea
Donnie Bell Republican Yea
Donnie Scoggin Republican Yea
Fred Shanks Republican Yea
Gene Newman Republican Yea
Greg Haney Republican Yea
Henry Zuber III Republican Yea
Jansen Owen Republican Yea
Jason White Republican Yea
Jay McKnight Republican Yea
Jeff Hale Republican Yea
Jeffrey S. Guice Republican Yea
Jerry R. Turner Republican Yea
Jill Ford Republican Yea
Jody Steverson Republican Yea
Joey Hood Republican Yea
John Read Republican Yea
John Thomas "Trey" Lamar, III Republican Yea
Joseph Tubb Republican Yea
Karl Oliver Republican Yea
Ken Morgan Republican Yea
Kent McCarty Republican Yea
Kevin Felsher Republican Yea
Kevin Ford Republican Yea
Kevin Horan Republican Yea
Larry Byrd Republican Yea
Lee Yancey Republican Yea
Lester Carpenter Republican Yea
Manly Barton Republican Yea
Mark Tullos Republican Yea
Missy McGee Republican Yea
Noah Sanford Republican Yea
Price Wallace Republican Yea
Randy Rushing Republican Yea
Richard Bennett Republican Yea
Rob Roberson Republican Yea
Sam C. Mims, V Republican Yea
Sam Creekmore IV Republican Yea
Shane Aguirre Republican Yea
Stacey Hobgood-Wilkes Republican Yea
Stephen A. Horne Republican Yea
Steve Massengill Republican Yea
Timmy Ladner Republican Yea
Troy Smith Republican Yea
Vince Mangold Republican Yea
William Tracy Arnold Republican Yea

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Who sponsors HB 1614?
HB 1614 is sponsored by John Read (Republican), Sam C. Mims, V (Republican), William Tracy Arnold (Republican), C. Scott Bounds (Republican), Bryant W. Clark (Democrat), Clarke, Becky Currie (Republican), John W. Hines, Sr. (Democrat), Joey Hood (Republican), Kevin Horan (Republican), Noah Sanford (Republican), Percy W. Watson (Democrat), and Young.
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