Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 19, 2008. The 2008 session has ended.
2008 Regular Session
House Bill 990
Pharmaceutical companies; require to report all gifts and other economic benefits provided to physicians and nurse practitioners.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES TO DISCLOSE ANNUALLY TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH THE VALUE, NATURE AND PURPOSE OF ANY GIFT, FEE, PAYMENT, SUBSIDY OR OTHER ECONOMIC BENEFIT PROVIDED IN CONNECTION WITH PROMOTIONAL OR OTHER MARKETING ACTIVITIES BY THE COMPANY TO ANY PHYSICIAN OR NURSE PRACTITIONER OR ANY MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF THE PHYSICIAN OR NURSE PRACTITIONER, INCLUDING THE NAMES OF THE RECIPIENTS; TO PROVIDE FOR CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS FROM THE DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT; TO AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT TO BRING LEGAL ACTIONS TO ENFORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIRED DISCLOSURE, AND TO IMPOSE CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS; TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS AND NURSE PRACTITIONERS WHO ARE RECEIVING GIFTS, FEES, PAYMENTS, SUBSIDIES OR OTHER ECONOMIC BENEFITS FROM PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES FOR PRESCRIBING SPECIFIC DRUGS TO THEIR PATIENTS TO INFORM EACH PATIENT FOR WHOM THEY PRESCRIBE SUCH A DRUG THAT THEY ARE RECEIVING BENEFITS FROM A PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANY FOR PRESCRIBING THAT DRUG; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-15-29 AND 73-25-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE LICENSING BOARDS OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND PHYSICIANS TO DISCIPLINE THEIR LICENSEES WHO REPEATEDLY FAIL TO MAKE THE DISCLOSURE TO PATIENTS AS REQUIRED IN THE PRECEDING PROVISION; 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
Sponsor
Its course
February 4 to February 19, 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 action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 4 to Feb 19 · stopped15 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 19
- Feb 4Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
- Feb 19Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 4Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 19Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives