Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
House Bill 364
Acupuncture Practice Act; revise definition of acupuncture and delete physician referral requirement.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "ACUPUNCTURE" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE REQUIREMENT THAT PRACTITIONERS OF ACUPUNCTURE MAY PERFORM ACUPUNCTURE FOR A PATIENT ONLY IF THE PATIENT HAS RECEIVED A WRITTEN REFERRAL OR PRESCRIPTION FROM A PHYSICIAN AND THAT THE PROCEDURE SHALL BE UNDER THE GENERAL SUPERVISION OF THE PATIENT'S REFERRING OR PRESCRIBING PHYSICIAN; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT APPROVED SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES OFFERING EDUCATION IN THE PRACTICE OF ACUPUNCTURE SHALL MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACCREDITATION COMMISSION FOR ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE (ACAOM); TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-37, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-71-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR PHYSICIAN REFERRAL AND SUPERVISION OF ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONERS; 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 13 to March 6, 2012, 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 13 to Mar 6 · stopped22 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 13 to Mar 6 · 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 Feb 13 – Mar 6
- Feb 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 6Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives