l9n/ Mississippi

2010 Regular Session

House Bill 695

Midwifery; Board of Nursing shall regulate the practice of, and only certified nurse midwives may practice.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 2, 2010. The 2010 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-15-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY" AND "CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE NURSING PRACTICE LAW; TO REMOVE THE ROLLBACK TO FORMER LAW PROVISION OF THIS SECTION; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-15-24, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE BOARD OF NURSING SHALL REGULATE THE PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY SHALL ONLY BE CONDUCTED BY CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIVES; TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PERSON WHO IS NOT A CERTIFIED NURSE MIDWIFE WHO ENGAGES IN THE PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM THE PROVISIONS OF THAT SECTION FOR CERTAIN PERSONS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REMOVE FROM THE DEFINITION OF THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE THE EXCEPTION FOR FEMALES ENGAGED SOLELY IN THE PRACTICE OF MIDWIFERY; 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 13 to March 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 13 to Feb 927 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 13 to Jan 2815 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 2 · stopped21 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 15 to Mar 2 · 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 Jan 13 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 28Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Passed the House

In the Senate Feb 11 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 15Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 28Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9PassedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 15Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  7. Mar 2Died In CommitteeSenate