Mississippi House Bill 1317 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 16 2023 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2023-02-09 - Tabled
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize A Pharmacist To Test Or Screen For And Initiate Or Administer Treatment For Minor, Nonchronic Health Conditions; To Define The Term "minor, Nonchronic Health Condition"; To Authorize A Pharmacist To Delegate The Administrative And Technical Tasks Of Performing Certain Tests To An Intern Or Pharmacy Technician Acting Under The Supervision Of The Pharmacist; To Authorize A Pharmacist To Prohibit The Denial Of Reimbursement Under Health Benefit Plans For Services And Procedures Performed By A Pharmacist That Are Within The Scope Of The Pharmacist's License, And Would Be Covered If The Services Or Procedures Were Performed By A Physician, An Advanced Practice Nurse, Or Physician Assistant; To Amend Section 73-21-73, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Include In The Definition Of The Term "practice Of Pharmacy", Ordering, Performing, And Interpreting Certain Tests And Initiating, Administering, Or Modifying Drug Therapy; To Bring Forward Section 83-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Relates To Prescribing Practitioners, Step Therapy Or Fail-first Protocols And Override Procedures, For Purposes Of Possible Amendment; And For Related Purposes.

Pharmacists; authorize to test for and administer treatment for minor, nonchronic health conditions.

Rep. Lee Yancey [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-02-09	House	Tabled
2023-02-09	House	Amended
2023-02-08	House	Read the Third Time
2023-01-30	House	Title Suff Do Pass
2023-01-16	House	Referred To Drug Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	21	73	Amended Code	See Bill Text
83	9	36	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB1317.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1317IN.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1317_H_Amend_01.htm
Amendment	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/ham/HB1317_H_Amend_02.htm