Appropriation; Medical Licensure, Board of.

HB 1746 appropriates $4,383,252 from state funds to cover the State Board of Medical Licensure's expenses for fiscal year 2026. The bill authorizes 30 permanent positions and requires the board to use funds strictly for filling vacancies (not salary increases), maintain performance targets like 100% online license renewals and 90% complaint resolution within seven days, and submit detailed budget reports. It also allocates $600,000 for the Mississippi Physician Health Program and $130,000 for the Prescription Monitoring Program. The funding includes strict controls to prevent exceeding budgeted personnel costs and mandates compliance with state personnel rules. This is a funding bill, not a policy change to medical licensure standards.