§ 37-115-75. Contribution does not give county right in educational facilities nor impose maintenance obligation
If any such county makes the contribution or donation as provided for in Section 37-115-69, neither such donation nor any provisions of Sections 37-115-69 through 37-115-75 shall be held to give rise to any right of title, lien, encumbrance or other right in the buildings, facilities or equipment so constructed or acquired and installed by […]
§ 37-115-101. Direction and authority to establish
The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby directed and authorized to establish a school of dentistry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson.
§ 37-115-103. Object and purpose
The object and purpose of the establishment of a school of dentistry at the University of Mississippi Medical Center shall be the encouragement of the study of dentistry toward the doctor of dental medicine degree, as well as the continued education of the state’s dental health professions; and the encouragement of dental research and the […]
§ 37-115-105. When school may be in operation, staff employed and construction begun
The school of dentistry created and authorized by Sections 37-115-101 through 37-115-111 shall be in operation within three (3) years from the date the legislature makes funds available for the construction of a building to house said school; provided, however, that no staff may be employed and no construction may begin until one million two […]
§ 37-115-50.1. University of Mississippi Medical Center authorized to enter into certain joint-purchasing arrangements, joint ventures, joint-operating agreements, etc.
Subject to the approval of the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, the University of Mississippi Medical Center (hereafter known as the “academic medical center”) is authorized to directly or indirectly enter into joint-purchasing arrangements, however structured, on terms customary in the market or required by the organization and to enter into […]
§ 37-115-51. School of nursing created
The legislature hereby finds that there is great need of additional and better trained nurses in Mississippi and the purpose of this section is to meet that need to the extent herein provided. The board of trustees of state institutions of higher learning is hereby authorized and directed to establish a school of nursing at […]
§ 37-115-61. Contributions by certain counties toward construction, erection and equipping of University Hospital
Any county of this state now or hereafter having a population of more than 100,000 according to the latest available census, acting by and through its board of supervisors, is hereby authorized and empowered to contribute the sum of one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) toward the construction, erection and equipping of a teaching […]
§ 37-115-41. Criminal history record checks and fingerprinting required for new employees providing direct patient care; disciplinary checks with professional licensing agencies; applicants aggrieved by employment decision based on criminal history record check may show mitigating circumstances; immunity for employment decisions made in compliance with this section
For the purposes of this section: “Applicant” means any person who is applying to become an employee of UMMC. “Employee” means an employee, contractor, temporary worker or consultant. “UMMC” means the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The University of Mississippi Medical Center shall fingerprint and perform a criminal history record check on all new employees […]
§ 37-115-43. Authority to create Center of Excellence; purpose; programs, services, major research initiatives; Children’s Safe Center Fund created
The University of Mississippi Medical Center, in collaboration with the Mississippi Department of Human Services and the Office of the Attorney General, is authorized and empowered to establish a Center of Excellence (Center), to provide care for abused and neglected children at the Blair E. Batson Hospital for Children located in Jackson, Mississippi, where suspected […]
§ 37-115-45. Mississippi Burn Center; establishment; funding
The University of Mississippi Medical Center shall establish a separate unit at the medical center for the treatment of burn victims, which shall be known as the Mississippi Burn Center. The opening and operation of the Mississippi Burn Center shall be conditioned upon the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning making a […]