Mississippi Senate Bill 2267 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Reenact Sections 73-71-1 Through 73-71-7 And 73-71-11 Through 73-71-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Are The Mississippi Acupuncture Practice Act; To Amend Section 73-71-5, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition Of "acupuncture" For Authorized Practice Purposes; 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 73-71-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Criminal Record Background Checks For Applicants; 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 73-71-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Extend The Automatic Repealer On The Mississippi Acupuncture Practice 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.

Mississippi Acupuncture Practice Act; clarify definition of acupuncture and make technical revisions.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-03-06		Died In Committee
2012-01-30		Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2267.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2267IN.htm