HB1372

Mississippi HB1372 authorizes the owners of Greenwood Leflore Hospital to sell or lease the hospital, subject to voter approval and specific.

Mississippi HB1372 allows the governing authorities of the City of Greenwood and the Board of Supervisors of Leflore County to sell or lease Greenwood Leflore Hospital, provided certain conditions are met. The sale or lease must be approved by a majority of qualified voters in an election. The sale or lease must comply with state laws, be competitively bid, and cannot transfer the hospital to the University of Mississippi Medical Center without specific approval. The new owners must maintain the hospital's emergency room, swing-bed program, and Rural Community Hospital Demonstration Program.