Mississippi House Bill 83 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 23 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-02-23 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Amend Section 73-71-7, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Requirements For An Acupuncture Practitioner To Obtain A Written Referral Or Prescription For Acupuncture From A Physician Before Treating A Patient And To Perform The Acupuncture Under The General Supervision Of The Patient's Referring Or Prescribing Physician Do Not Apply To The Treatment Of A Patient For Chronic Or Acute Pain If The Patient Has A Current Prescription For An Analgesic Drug At The Time Of The Treatment; To Require The Acupuncture Practitioner To Obtain Certain Information Regarding The Prescription Analgesic Before Treating Any Such Patient; And For Related Purposes.

Acupuncturists; may treat patients for chronic or acute pain without physician referral if have analgesic drug Rx.

Rep. Tom Weathersby [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-23	House	Died In Committee
2016-02-08	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2016/pdf/history/HB/HB0083.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2016/html/HB/0001-0099/HB0083IN.htm