Mississippi § 41-7-140 - Continuing education program for hospital trustees.
Full text of Mississippi Mississippi Code of 1972 Annotated § 41-7-140 — Continuing education program for hospital trustees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 41-7-140. Continuing education program for hospital trustees.
Members of boards of trustees of hospitals who bear legal responsibility for the operation of such hospitals shall have made available by the State Department of Health a course of not less than ten (10) clock hours annually of training as continuing education. The State Department of Health, through regulations issued in accordance with law, shall prescribe the curriculum to be pursued, including subjects and areas of information deemed pertinent to the duties, activities and exercise of authority as hospital trustees; provided, however, that the department shall solicit advice and recommendations appertaining to such instruction from associations and other cognizant sources on hospital operation within the state. Such continuing education, attendance upon which shall not be mandatory for hospital trustees, shall be offered at such times and places so as to minimize inconvenience and hardship upon hospital trustees. Each hospital is hereby authorized and empowered to reimburse each trustee actual reasonable expenses incurred in attending such meetings. The department shall maintain records of all such continuing education programs and the names of all hospital trustees receiving such training.
Source: official Mississippi text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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