Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 6, 2012. The 2012 session has ended.
2012 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2267
Mississippi Acupuncture Practice Act; clarify definition of acupuncture and make technical revisions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO REENACT SECTIONS 73-71-1 THROUGH 73-71-7 AND 73-71-11 THROUGH 73-71-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE THE MISSISSIPPI ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF "ACUPUNCTURE" FOR AUTHORIZED PRACTICE PURPOSES; 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 73-71-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CRIMINAL RECORD BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR APPLICANTS; 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 73-71-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE AUTOMATIC REPEALER ON THE MISSISSIPPI ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE 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 Senate
Sponsor
Its course
January 30 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 SenateJan 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 30 to Mar 6 · stopped36 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 Senate Jan 30 – Mar 6
- Jan 30Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 6Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 30Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 6Died In CommitteeSenate