Medicaid; delete prohibition on participation in for psychiatric residential treatment facility in Desoto County.

HB 550 removes a Medicaid participation ban for a psychiatric residential treatment facility (PRTF) in Desoto County that was established by a local hospital under a Certificate of Need. The bill amends Mississippi law to delete the specific prohibition preventing this facility from participating in Medicaid. This change directly affects the Desoto County PRTF and its patients who rely on Medicaid for psychiatric care services. The key mechanism is eliminating the barrier in Medicaid eligibility rules that previously blocked this facility from serving Medicaid enrollees.