l9n/ Mississippi

2008 Regular Session

House Bill 724

Oriental Medicine Practice Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives on February 28, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE ORIENTAL MEDICINE PRACTICE ACT; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT; TO CREATE THE STATE BOARD OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE TO ADMINISTER THE ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD; TO REQUIRE THAT A PERSON MUST HOLD A LICENSE UNDER THE ACT IN ORDER TO PRACTICE OR HOLD ONESELF OUT AS PRACTICING ORIENTAL MEDICINE; TO SPECIFY THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE AND THE SUBJECTS OF EXAMINATION FOR APPLICANTS FOR LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE FOR RECIPROCITY WITH LICENSEES FROM OTHER STATES; TO REQUIRE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR LICENSEES; TO SPECIFY THE STANDARDS THAT INSTITUTES OF ORIENTAL MEDICINE MUST MEET TO BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD; TO SPECIFY REPORTING AND RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS AND SANITATION PRACTICES FOR LICENSEES; TO SPECIFY THE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AND THE PENALTIES THAT THE BOARD MAY IMPOSE FOR DISCIPLINE; TO PROVIDE THAT CERTAIN ACTIONS SHALL BE MISDEMEANORS; TO PROVIDE FOR BIENNIAL RENEWAL OF LICENSES; TO ALLOW LICENSES TO BE PLACED ON INACTIVE STATUS; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO CHARGE REASONABLE FEES; TO PROVIDE THAT FEES AND OTHER FUNDS COLLECTED UNDER THE ACT SHALL BE DEPOSITED INTO A SPECIAL FUND IN THE STATE TREASURY TO THE CREDIT OF THE BOARD; 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

1 co-sponsor

D. Stephen Holland

Its course

February 4 to February 28, 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 action4 actions on 3 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 28 · stopped24 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 4 to Feb 1915 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

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 Feb 4 – Feb 28

  1. Feb 4Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 19Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 28Failed to suspend the rules in the House
  4. Died on the calendar in the House
All 4 actions, as published
  1. Feb 4Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 19Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 28Failed to Suspend RulesHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 28Died On CalendarHouse of Representatives