Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 898
Acupuncture Practice Act; delete physician referral requirement and require recertification every four years.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN 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 MUST 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 ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONERS TO BE RECERTIFIED ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS OF THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION COMMISSION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 73-71-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ESTABLISHES CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ACUPUNCTURISTS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; 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
January 19 to February 3, 2015, 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 RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives