Mississippi House Bill 506 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 31 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 41-42-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Direct The State Department Of Health To Provide For A Nurse Practitioner To Be Present At Each County Health Department For At Least One Day Each Week In Order To Provide Persons With Contraceptive Supplies And Prescriptions For Contraceptive Supplies; To Provide That The Recipient May Be Eligible For Those Supplies And Services At No Cost Or At A Reduced Cost On A Sliding Fee Scale Based On The Income Of The Recipient; To Amend Section 41-42-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Preceding Provision; To Amend Section 41-42-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Nurse Practitioners To Provide Contraceptive Supplies And Information To Certain Minors; And For Related Purposes.

County health departments; require nurse practitioner to be present weekly to provide contraceptive supplies.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-01-31	House	Died In Committee
2023-01-13	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
41	42	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	42	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
41	42	7	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2023/pdf/history/HB/HB0506.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2023/html/HB/0500-0599/HB0506IN.htm