The Mississippi Nurses’ Association is your voice at the Mississippi Legislature!
We are the only professional association that aggressively pursues legislation on behalf of all registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses across all roles in Mississippi.
Click each bill for more details on the live bills we are currently following that are of interest to the nursing profession.
House Bills
H.B. 155 – Health insurance policies; require coverage for hearing aids and services for children under 21.
H.B. 232 – Uniform Controlled Substances Act; revise schedules.
H.B. 365 – MS Rural Hospital Loan Program; establish in State Department of Health.
H.B. 492 – Health Care Expendable Fund; extend repealer on.
H.B. 530 – The “Strategically Accelerating the Recruitment and Retention of Teachers (START) Act of 2022”; create.
H.B. 764 – “Mississippi Health Care Workers Retention Act of 2022”; create.
H.B. 1005 – Nursing Education Incentive Program; create.
H.B. 1029 – Mississippi Broadband Accessibility Act; create.
Senate Bills
S.B. 2095 – Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; create.
S.B. 2419 – Acute care hospital employee loan repayment program; create.
Alena Groves, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, ONP-C, Director, MNA Vice President, shares a brief message on Empowerment Through Advocacy.
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