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 495
Acupuncture Practice Act; extend repealer on and delete physician referral requirement.
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 73-71-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE THE ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE ACT; TO AMEND REENACTED 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 REPEAL SECTION 73-71-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR PHYSICIAN REFERRAL AND SUPERVISION OF ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONERS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON THE ACUPUNCTURE PRACTICE ACT; 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 13 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 13 to Jan 31 · stopped18 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 13 to Jan 31 · 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 House of Representatives Jan 13 – Jan 31
- Jan 13Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 31Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 13Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 31Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives