{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-7-187","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-7-187","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-7-187","body":"The State Department of Health is hereby authorized to develop and implement a statewide health certificate of need program. The State Department of Health is authorized and empowered to adopt by rule and regulation:\n\n(a) Criteria, standards and plans to be used in evaluating applications for certificates of need;\n\n(b) Effective standards to determine when a person, facility or organization must apply for a certificate of need;\n\n(c) Standards to determine when a change of ownership has occurred or will occur; and\n\n(d) Review procedures for conducting reviews of applications for certificates of need.","path":["MS Code","Title 41"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"1e2bf39a78ffc0003e00a7567dd6bfd0dde3af8df0db042ae523ede1e43e7703","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-7-185","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-7-188"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}