§ 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 […]
§ 37-115-47. Authorization to dispose of properly preserved food through charitable donation
The University of Mississippi Medical Center is authorized to dispose of food that has been frozen or properly preserved for human consumption through donation to charitable facilities, charitable organizations and/or individuals providing charitable services as the Medical Center deems appropriate. The executive director of the charitable facility or organization, receiving such food, or his authorized […]
§ 37-115-48. Authorization to disinter, remove or reinter human remains reposing in potter’s field on Medical Center property to a different location on the property under certain circumstances; procedure
The University of MississippiMedical Center is authorized, in its discretion, to rearrange or disinter,remove or reinter, where applicable, human remains reposing in thepotter’s field located on the University of Mississippi MedicalCenter’s property to a different location on the medical center’sproperty when the disinterment, removal or reinterment, where applicable,is necessary for proper and efficient maintenance and […]
§ 37-115-49. University of Mississippi Medical Center – ACT Center Fund created; purpose
During fiscal year 2010, the State Fiscal Officer shall transfer the sum of Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000.00) from the State General Fund to the University of Mississippi Medical Center – ACT Center Fund created in subsection (2) of this section. There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the […]