MS HB1397 | 2018 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Authorize Medical Directors Of Hospices To Prescribe Controlled Substances For Patients Of The Hospice For Terminal Disease Pain Without Having An In-person Face-to-face Visit With The Patient Before Issuing The Prescription; To Amend Section 41-29-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for patients without in person visit with patient.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-01-30 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2018-01-15 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1397.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1300-1399/HB1397IN.htm |
