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2011 Regular Session

House Bill 1328

Electronic Prescription Adoption Act; enact.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 1, 2011. The 2011 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION ADOPTION ACT; TO DESCRIBE THE APPLICATION OF THE ACT, STATE THE PURPOSE OF THE ACT, AND MAKE LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO DEFINE CERTAIN TERMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING DEVICES SHALL BE ESTABLISHED IN A MANNER TO SUPPORT MEANINGFUL USE OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS AS REQUIRED BY FEDERAL LAW; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MISSISSIPPI HEALTH INFORMATION NETWORK (MS-HIN) IN CARRYING OUT ITS DUTIES UNDER THIS ACT, IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF PRESCRIPTIONS AND ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING DEVICES ARE COMPATIBLE WITH THE MS-HIN; TO PRESCRIBE THE STANDARDS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF PRESCRIPTIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PHARMACY MAY BE ASSESSED A FEE FOR ACCEPTING AN ELECTRONIC PRESCRIPTION OF ANY TYPE; TO PROVIDE WHAT CONSTITUTES ACCEPTABLE ALERTS AND MESSAGES PROVIDED TO A PRESCRIBER; TO PRESCRIBE THE STANDARDS FOR PRIOR AUTHORIZATION AND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ELECTRONIC PRIOR AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM; TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY; 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

2 co-sponsors

Omeria Scott, Bryant W. Clark

Its course

January 17 to March 1, 2011, 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 action8 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Feb 923 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Jan 2710 days

In the SenateFeb 9 to Mar 1 · stopped20 days

Public Health and WelfareFeb 17 to Mar 1 · stopped12 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 9

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 17 – Feb 9

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 9Committee substitute adopted in the House
  4. Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 1

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 17Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Mar 1Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 9Committee Substitute AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 9AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 9Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 17Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  8. Mar 1Died In CommitteeSenate