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Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-3 (2026)

Purpose

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The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the public welfare by providing for the development, establishment and enforcement of certain standards in the maintenance and operation of institutions for the aged or infirm which will insure safe, sanitary and reasonably adequate care of individuals in such institutions.

Codes, 1942, § 6964-02; Laws, 1952, ch. 384, § 2, eff. 4/11/1952.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases, 2003–2009 · leading case: Howard v. Est. of Harper Ex Rel. Harper, 947 So. 2d 854 (Miss. 2006).
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Howard v. Est. of Harper Ex Rel. Harper, 947 So. 2d 854 (Miss. 2006). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-3 . The chapter also mandates penalties for any person operating a nursing home without a license.”
Zumwalt v. Jones Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors, 19 So. 3d 672 (Miss. 2009). · cites it 2× “Miss.Code Ann. § 43-11-3 (Rev.2004). Once issued, licenses are subject to suspension or revocation should conditions warrant and if the licensee is not fulfilling its obligations.”
Saul v. Jenkins, 963 So. 2d 552 (Miss. 2007). “Miss.Code Ann. § 43-11-3 (Rev. 2004). ¶ 10.”
Hill Ex Rel. Kincaid v. Beverly Enter.-Mississippi, Inc., 305 F. Supp. 2d 644 (S.D. Miss. 2003). “The Mississippi Legislature has enacted statutes act governing “Institutions for the Aged or Infirm,” Miss.Code Ann. § 43-11-3, et seq., with the declared purpose [of protecting and promoting] the public welfare by providing for the development, establishment and enforcement of…”
Guy Howard v. Talmadge L. Harper (Miss. 2005). · cites it 2× “Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-5 . The purpose of the licensing provisions is to “insure safe, sanitary and reasonably adequate care of individuals” while under the care of nursing home facilities.”
Robert Lee Saul v. Yvonne Jenkins (Miss. 2006). “Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-3 (Rev. 2004). ¶10.”
Donna D. Zumwalt v. Jones Cnty. Bd. of Supervisors (Miss. 2008). “Miss. Code Ann. § 43-11-3 (Rev. 2004). Once issued, licenses are subject to suspension or revocation should conditions warrant and if the licensee is not fulfilling its obligations.”
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