Mississippi House Bill 1170 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-25-35, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Specify The Types Of Settings In Which Certified Nurse Practitioners May Practice Under The General Supervision Of A Licensed Physician Under A Collaborative Relationship That Is Approved By The State Board Of Medical Licensure Without A Requirement To Be A Certain Distance From The Primary Office Of The Collaborative Physician; To Provide That If A Proposed Written Practice Collaborative Agreement For The Practice Of A Certified Nurse Practitioner With A Licensed Physician In A Managed Care Setting For Medicaid Beneficiaries Is Denied By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Certified Nurse Practitioner Shall Have The Right To Appeal The Decision Disapproving The Collaborative Agreement To The Division Of Medicaid, And The Division Shall Be Authorized To Approve The Collaborative Agreement For The Practice Of The Certified Nurse Practitioner; To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.

Nurse practitioners; specify practice setting in which not required to be within certain distance of physician's office.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB1170.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1170IN.htm