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2008 Regular Session

House Bill 152

Physical therapists; allow patient referral by physician assistants and extend repealer on certain sections in licensure law.

Sent to the Governor on March 25, 2008, and did not become law. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-23-33, 73-23-35 AND 73-23-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDE DEFINITIONS UNDER THE PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE LAW, REQUIRE A LICENSE TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL THERAPY, AUTHORIZE PHYSICAL THERAPISTS TO PROVIDE SERVICES WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION OR REFERRAL FROM A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, AND PROVIDE THE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, TO ALLOW PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS TO REFER PATIENTS TO PHYSICAL THERAPISTS FOR TREATMENT AND TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALERS ON THOSE SECTIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 22 to March 27, 2008, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action12 actions on 9 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 22 to Feb 716 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 22 to Feb 514 days

In the SenateFeb 7 to Mar 2547 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 11 to Mar 1230 days

With the GovernorMar 25 to Mar 27 · stopped2 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 22 – Feb 7

  1. Jan 22Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 5Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 7Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 8 – Mar 25

  1. Feb 8Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 11Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 12Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass
  4. Mar 25Passed the Senate

To the Governor Mar 26 – Mar 27

  1. Mar 26Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
  2. Mar 27Reconsidered in the Senate
  3. Recommitted to committee in the Senate
  4. Died in committee in the Senate
All 12 actions, as published
  1. Jan 22Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 5Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 7Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 7PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 8Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 11Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  7. Mar 12Title Suff Do PassSenate
  8. Mar 25PassedSenate
  9. Mar 26Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
  10. Mar 27ReconsideredSenate
  11. Mar 27Recommitted to CommitteeSenate
  12. Mar 27Died In CommitteeSenate