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 1220
Pharmacists; authorize to provide patient care services and authorize insurance reimbursement for.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PRACTICE OF PHARMACY" IN THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT TO INCLUDE THE PROVIDING OF PATIENT CARE SERVICES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-21-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO PROVIDE APPROVED PATIENT CARE SERVICES IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULES ADOPTED BY THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY AND PURSUANT TO A PROTOCOL; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 83-41-221, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT WHENEVER ANY INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED IN THIS STATE PROVIDES FOR PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ANY SERVICE THAT IS WITHIN THE LAWFUL SCOPE OF PRACTICE OF A DULY LICENSED PHARMACIST, THE INSURED OR OTHER PERSON ENTITLED TO BENEFITS UNDER THAT POLICY MAY BE PAID OR REIMBURSED FOR THAT SERVICE WHEN THE SERVICE IS PERFORMED BY A DULY LICENSED PHARMACIST; 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 Insurance
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 16Referred To Public Health and Human Services;InsuranceHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives