Mississippi House Bill 1419

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Sections 73-25-1, 73-25-3, 73-25-5, 73-25-14, 73-25-17, 73-25-21, 73-25-23, 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31, 73-25-32, 73-25-33, 73-25-34, 73-25-53, 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63, 73-25-65, 73-25-83, 73-25-87, 73-25-89 And 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal; To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; To Revise Certain Procedures For Disciplinary Action Against Licenses, The Issuance Of Subpoenas By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Grounds For Disciplinary Action, The Options Available To The Board Following Disciplinary Hearings Against Licensees, And Petitions For Reinstatement Of Licenses; To Clarify The Action Of The Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; To Include Behavioral Conduct That Could Be Addressed By Treatment To The List Of Reasons A Licensee Shall Be Subject To Restriction Of Their License; To Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Revise Disciplinary Action That The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held Within 30 Days If The Board Determines That A Physician's Continuation Of Practice Is An Immediate Danger; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Create New Section 73-43-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Physician Health Program To Provide Performance Statistics To The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Additional Members Of The Board Who Shall Be Members Of The Public Not Related To The Health Care Industry; To Repeal Sections 73-25-7, 73-25-9, 73-25-15, 73-25-19, 73-25-25, 73-25-39 And 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; Which Provides For The Fee Charged By The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Apply For A License To Practice; Which Provides For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; Which Provides For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; Which Provides For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; Which Allows The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; Which Provides A Technical Reference To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; And For Related Purposes.

Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status, definitions, procedures, fines and temporary practice authority.

Rep. Kevin Ford [R]

Rep. Carl Mickens [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-03-05	House	Died In Committee
2024-02-19	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
73	25	1	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	14	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	17	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	18	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	21	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	23	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	27	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	28	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	29	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	30	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	31	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	32	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	33	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	34	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	5	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	53	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	55	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	57	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	59	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	61	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	63	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	65	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	83	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	87	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	25	89	Amended Code	See Bill Text
73	43	3	Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1419.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1400-1499/HB1419IN.htm