Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 4, 2014. The 2014 session has ended.
2014 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2194
Physician Order for Scope of Treatment Act (POST); enact.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE PHYSICIAN ORDER FOR SUSTAINING TREATMENT (POST) ACT; TO CREATE NEW SECTIONS 41-41-301 THROUGH 41-41-303, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTION OF AND SPECIFY THE CONTENT OF PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SUSTAINING TREATMENT; TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE TO PROMULGATE A STANDARDIZED PHYSICIAN ORDER FOR SUSTAINING TREATMENT FORM; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR PHYSICIANS ACTING IN GOOD FAITH UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE FOR CIVIL LIABILITY FOR PERSONS AND ENTITIES THAT VIOLATE THIS ACT; TO AUTHORIZE EQUITABLE RELIEF RELATING TO PHYSICIAN ORDERS FOR SUSTAINING TREATMENT; 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 10 to March 4, 2014, 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 action9 actions on 5 days
In the SenateJan 10 to Feb 1233 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 10 to Feb 425 days
In the House of RepresentativesFeb 12 to Mar 4 · stopped20 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 14 to Mar 4 · stopped18 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 10 – Feb 12
- Jan 10Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Feb 4Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
- Feb 12Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
- Passed the Senate
In the House of Representatives Feb 12 – Mar 4
- Feb 12Motion in the Senate to reconsider entered
- Feb 14Motion in the Senate to reconsider tabled
- Sent to the House
- Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 4Died in committee in the House
All 9 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Feb 4Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
- Feb 12Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
- Feb 12PassedSenate
- Feb 12Motion to Reconsider EnteredSenate
- Feb 14Motion to Reconsider TabledSenate
- Feb 14Transmitted To HouseSenate
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives