Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2009. The 2009 session has ended.
2009 Regular Session
House Bill 456
Optometry; revise definition of practice of and delete certain restrictions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-19-1 AND 73-19-27, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE SCOPE OF A LICENSE TO PRACTICE OPTOMETRY SHALL INCLUDE DISPENSING OPHTHALMIC DEVICES CLASSIFIED BY THE FEDERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION AS A DRUG; TO DELETE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON THE USE OF DRUGS BY LICENSED OPTOMETRISTS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-61, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE PRESCRIPTION OF PLANO OR COSMETIC LENSES BY ANY PERSON EXCEPT A LICENSED OPTOMETRIST OR OPHTHALMOLOGIST; TO AMEND SECTION 73-19-103, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS ON PHARMACEUTICAL AGENTS AUTHORIZED FOR DIAGNOSTIC USE BY PROPERLY CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-19-151 AND 73-19-157, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PROPERLY CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS TO ADMINISTER AND PRESCRIBE ORAL STEROIDAL MEDICATIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PROPERLY CERTIFIED OPTOMETRISTS TO PRESCRIBE ORAL ANALGESIC CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES IN SCHEDULE III; 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
January 12 to February 3, 2009, 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 RepresentativesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 12 to Feb 3 · stopped22 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 Jan 12 – Feb 3
- Jan 12Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 12Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives