HB 380 Mississippi House · 2025 Regular Session

Healthcare Coordinating Council; reconstitute and require to make report on specific health goals for the state.

HB 380 reconstitutes Mississippi's Healthcare Coordinating Council and requires it to develop a comprehensive preventive health care plan with specific state goals. The council, composed of 15 members including legislators, state agency representatives, health advocates, and consumer voices, must report to the 2026 Legislature on goals like reducing infant mortality by 10% by 2034, lowering low-birth weight by 10%, ensuring annual WIC checkups for mothers/children, and increasing breastfeeding rates to the Southeast region's average. The bill mandates the council to consider these concrete targets when creating the plan, which covers the period from July 2025 to July 2035. This is a procedural bill focused on establishing a structured process for preventive health planning, not on direct funding or service changes.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 10, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025