Mississippi House Bill 364 (Prior Session Legislation)

---

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "acupuncture" For The Purposes Of The Acupuncture Practice Act; To Amend Section 73-71-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Delete The Requirement That Practitioners Of Acupuncture May Perform Acupuncture For A Patient Only If The Patient Has Received A Written Referral Or Prescription From A Physician And That The Procedure Shall Be Under The General Supervision Of The Patient's Referring Or Prescribing Physician; To Amend Section 73-71-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That Approved Schools And Colleges Offering Education In The Practice Of Acupuncture Shall Meet The Minimum Requirements Of The Accreditation Commission For Acupuncture And Oriental Medicine (acaom); To Amend Section 73-71-37, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; To Repeal Section 73-71-9, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Provides For Physician Referral And Supervision Of Acupuncture Practitioners; And For Related Purposes.

Acupuncture Practice Act; revise definition of acupuncture and delete physician referral requirement.

Rep. Jeffrey Smith [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-02-13		Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0364.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0364IN.htm