HB232

Establishes the Specialty Doctors to Rural Hospitals Grant Program to ensure specialty doctors are available in rural hospitals when major hospitals.

Mississippi HB232 establishes the Specialty Doctors to Rural Hospitals Grant Program, administered by the State Department of Health. The program aims to ensure rural hospital patients have access to specialty doctors when a major hospital is on diversion. The department will distribute grant funds to rural hospitals, considering factors like hospital size, distance from major hospitals, and health demographics. The department will also create rules and regulations for the program, which takes effect July 1, 2026.