Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-3 (2026)
Legislative purpose
✓ current as of July 2026
The purpose of this chapter is to provide for protective services for vulnerable persons in Mississippi who are abused, neglected or exploited.
Laws, 1986, ch. 468, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1989, ch. 381, § 2; Laws, 2010, ch. 357, § 2, eff. 7/1/2010.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1995–2024 · leading case: Ricks v. Miss. State Dept. of Health, 719 So. 2d 173 (Miss. 1998).
Ricks v. Miss. State Dept. of Health, 719 So. 2d 173 (Miss. 1998). “The State Department of Health conducted a hearing pursuant to the Mississippi Vulnerable Adults Act, Miss.Code Ann. § 43-47-3 et seq. (1993), and determined that Juanita Ricks' name should be placed on the Nurse's Aide Abuse Registry due to the fact that Ricks left Ms.”
Juanita Ricks v. Mississippi State Dep't of Health (Miss. 1995). “The State Department of Health conducted a hearing pursuant to the Mississippi Vulnerable Adults Act, Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-3 et seq. (1993), and determined that Juanita Ricks' name should be placed on the Nurse's Aide Abuse Registry due to the fact that Ricks left Ms.”
Brandi's Hope Cmty. Servs., LLC, Wanda Keith & Danny O. Cowart v. Heather Denice Walters (Miss. 2024). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 43-47-3 (Rev. 2023). Section 43-47-37 mandates reporting of abuse or exploitation discovered in care facilities.”
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