Pre-surgical Blood Alcohol Test (BAT); State Board of Health promulgate regulations requiring.

SB 2754 would require Mississippi hospitals to implement a pre-surgical blood alcohol test (BAT) for all patients, with written patient consent. The bill mandates that test results remain confidential under HIPAA rules and requires medical staff to be trained in diagnosing/treating alcohol withdrawal symptoms (delirium tremens) and to have detox medications available. It directly affects patients undergoing surgery, licensed physicians, and healthcare facilities by adding new protocols to surgical preparation. The bill did not advance beyond committee in 2025.