MS HB294 | 2021 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-02-16 - Referred To Public Health and Welfare
Pending: Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on February 3 2021 - 50% progression
Action: 2021-02-16 - Referred To Public Health and Welfare
Pending: Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Amend Section 41-29-137.1, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Repealer On The Section That Authorizes 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 A Patient Before Issuing A Prescription; To Amend Section 41-29-137, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Hospices; delete repealer on authority for prescribing certain drugs without in-person visit with a patient.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2021-02-03 - House - House Passed (Y: 117 N: 1 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-16 | Senate | Referred To Public Health and Welfare |
| 2021-02-04 | House | Transmitted To Senate |
| 2021-02-03 | House | Passed |
| 2021-01-26 | House | Title Suff Do Pass |
| 2021-01-18 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
