CON; Health Department shall issue for construction of an acute care hospital in Tunica County.

HB 747 amends Mississippi law to allow the Tunica County Health Care Authority, Tunica County Board of Supervisors, or an authorized managing entity to apply for and receive a Certificate of Need (CON) from the State Department of Health for constructing a new acute care hospital in Tunica County. The bill requires applicants to demonstrate the "feasible viability" of the project, which is the standard CON requirement for new hospital construction under existing law (Section 41-7-191). It does not change general CON rules but creates a specific pathway for this single project in Tunica County. The bill died in committee in February 2025 and did not become law.