Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-5 (2026)
License required
✓ current as of July 2026
No person as defined in Section 41-7-173, acting severally or jointly with any other person, shall establish, conduct, operate or maintain an ambulatory surgical facility or an abortion facility or a freestanding emergency room or a post-acute residential brain injury rehabilitation facility in this state without a license under this chapter.
Laws, 1983, ch. 433, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 301, § 3, eff. 7/1/1990 (Governor's veto overridden by Legislature on 1/17/1991).
Amended by Laws, 2021, ch. 474, SB 2799,§ 3, eff. 7/1/2021.
Amended by Laws, 2017, ch. 327, HB 478, 3, eff. 7/1/2017.
Amended by Laws, 2016, ch. 309, SB 2297, 3, eff. 7/1/2016.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1995–1998 · leading case: Pro-Choice Mississippi v. Fordice, 716 So. 2d 645 (Miss. 1998).
Pro-Choice Mississippi v. Fordice, 716 So. 2d 645 (Miss. 1998). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-5 (1993). The power to license is vested in the Mississippi State Department of Health.”
Pro-Choice Mississippi v. Kirk Fordice (Miss. 1995). “" Miss. Code Ann. § 41-75-5 (1993). The power to license is vested in the Mississippi State Department of Health.”
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