{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-7-7","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-7-7","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 43-7-7","body":"The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for the collection of data and statistics and for making a continuing study of conditions affecting the general welfare of the aging population; for providing for an inter-agency and inter-departmental exchange of ideas; for encouraging and assisting in the development of programs for the aging in municipalities and counties of the state, including elder rights leadership; for cooperation with public and private agencies and departments in coordinating programs for the aging; for encouraging and promoting biological, physiological and sociological research; for making recommendations for residential housing and needed nursing and custodial care facilities.","path":["MS Code","Title 43"],"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":"aea24e7a3446a10e954a95f5c6d894bcf804eca8e9bfbf2d59ea37b275c33e6d","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-7-69","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-43-7-71"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}