Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.
2017 Regular Session
House Bill 1194
Medical professionals; authorize to contract with Health Department to provide free services to indigent and needy persons.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO ARE IN GOOD STANDING TO CONTRACT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR PURPOSES OF PROVIDING FREE SERVICES TO INDIGENT AND NEEDY PERSONS; TO PROVIDE IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL ACTION FOR THOSE SERVICES; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE CERTAIN NONRESIDENTS LICENSED MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HEALTH SERVICES IN THIS STATE THROUGH A SPONSORING ORGANIZATION REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES IMMUNITY TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO VOLUNTARILY PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; TO AMEND SECTION 75-15-20, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; 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 16 to January 31, 2017, 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 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 16 to Jan 31 · 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 16 – Jan 31
- Jan 16Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Judiciary A
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives