CON; authorize for nursing home in Jones County.

HB 285 modifies Mississippi's certificate of need law to allow the State Department of Health to approve up to 60 new or converted nursing home beds in Jones County without the usual review process. It directly affects nursing facilities in Jones County seeking to expand capacity or convert existing beds to nursing home use. The key provision creates a targeted exception to the standard certificate of need requirement for this specific location and size limit. This change streamlines approval for limited expansion in a county with identified nursing home needs. The bill does not alter statewide rules, only enabling this specific 60-bed project in Jones County.