Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.
2010 Regular Session
House Bill 313
Pain Relief Act; create.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE PAIN RELIEF ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSING BOARDS OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS, DENTISTS, PODIATRISTS AND PHARMACISTS SHALL NOT BRING ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE, AND STATE CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS SHALL NOT BE BROUGHT AGAINST THOSE LICENSEES, FOR PRESCRIBING, DISPENSING OR ADMINISTERING TREATMENT FOR THE THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE OF RELIEVING INTRACTABLE PAIN, IF THE LICENSEES CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THEIR PRACTICE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIED WITH AN ACCEPTED GUIDELINE FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-21-97, 73-25-29, 73-26-5 AND 73-27-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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 5 to February 2, 2010, 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 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 5 to Feb 2 · stopped28 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 5 – Feb 2
- Jan 5Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 5Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives