Mississippi Senate Bill 2283 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2)
Status: Failed on January 31 2017 - 100% progression
Action: 2017-01-31 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Enact The Mississippi Death With Dignity Act Which Will Allow Terminally Ill Mississippians To End Their Lives Through The Voluntary Self-administration Of Lethal Medications, Expressly Prescribed By A Physician For That Purpose; To Define Terms And Conditions For The Act; To Establish Who May Initiate A Written Request For Such Medications And Provide Written And Oral Forms For Such Requests; To Establish The Responsibilities Of Attending Physicians Receiving Such Requests; To Establish The Responsibilities Of Physicians Consulting On Such Requests; To Require Patients To Referrals To Counseling By Attending Or Consulting Physicians; To Establish Safeguards Ensuring That Patients Make Informed Decisions On Whether To Accept Lethal Medications; To Authorize Patients With The Right To Rescind Requests For Such Medications; To Establish Waiting Periods Before Patients May Receive Such Medications After Making The Appropriate Requests; To Require That Certain Documentation Be Included In The Patient's Medical Records; To Establish Residency Requirements For Patients Making A Request Under The Act; To Establish The Reporting Requirements That Must Be Followed By The State Health Department In Administering This Act; To Establish Permissible Criminal Penalties And Civil Liabilities For Violations Of The Act; To Amend Section 97-3-49, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.

Mississippi Death With Dignity Act; enact.

Sen. Robert Jackson [D]

Sen. Deborah Dawkins [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-31	Senate	Died In Committee
2017-01-13	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2017/pdf/history/SB/SB2283.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2017/html/SB/2200-2299/SB2283IN.htm