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 607
Drug testing; establish pilot program for random testing of certain health care providers.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FOR THE RANDOM DRUG TESTING OF THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS LICENSED AND REGULATED BY THE STATE BOARD OF DENTAL EXAMINERS, THE MISSISSIPPI BOARD OF NURSING, THE STATE BOARD OF OPTOMETRY, THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY AND THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE THAT THOSE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS SHALL BE SUBJECT TO TAKING A DRUG TEST ON A RANDOM BASIS AS A CONDITION OF THEIR LICENSURE; TO AUTHORIZE THE RESPECTIVE LICENSING AGENCIES TO REQUIRE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION TO SUBMIT A HAIR SAMPLE UPON REQUEST, WHICH THE LICENSING AGENCIES SHALL HAVE TESTED IN A LABORATORY TO DETERMINE THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF AN ILLEGAL DRUG; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER IS GIVEN A DRUG TEST AND HE OR SHE TESTS POSITIVE FOR ANY ILLEGAL DRUG, THE LICENSING AGENCY HAVING JURISDICTION OVER THE PROVIDER MAY DISCIPLINE THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER UNDER THE AGENCY'S LICENSEE DISCIPLINARY STATUTES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE COST OF THE DRUG TESTS SHALL BE PAID BY THE LICENSING AGENCIES TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-25-29 AND 73-27-13, 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 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