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2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2214

Acupuncture Practice Act; extend repealer and make technical amendments.

Became law as Chapter 391, Laws of 2017, signed March 27, 2017, 73 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT AN ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER MAY PERFORM ACUPUNCTURE ON A PATIENT ONLY IF THE PATIENT WAS EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN, AS APPROPRIATE, FOR THE CONDITION BEING TREATED WITHIN SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE DATE THAT ACUPUNCTURE IS PERFORMED; TO REQUIRE THE PRACTITIONER TO OBTAIN A WRITTEN STATEMENT SIGNED BY THE PATIENT ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE STATING THAT THE PATIENT HAS BEEN EVALUATED BY A PHYSICIAN WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED TIME; TO AUTHORIZE A PRACTITIONER TO PERFORM ACUPUNCTURE ON A PATIENT FOR CERTAIN CONDITIONS WITHOUT AN EVALUATION FROM A PHYSICIAN; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-71-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR PHYSICIAN REFERRAL TO AND SUPERVISION OF ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONERS; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-71-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE REPEAL OF 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 Senate

1 co-sponsor

Robert L. Jackson

Its course

January 13 to March 27, 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 action14 actions on 12 days

In the SenateJan 13 to Feb 624 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 13 to Jan 3118 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 6 to Mar 224 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 21 to Feb 232 days

Back in the SenateMar 2 to Mar 2018 days

With the GovernorMar 20 to Mar 277 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 2

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 Senate Jan 13 – Feb 6

  1. Jan 13Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 6Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Passed the Senate

In the House of Representatives Feb 7 – Mar 2

  1. Feb 7Sent to the House
  2. Feb 21Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  3. Feb 23Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 2Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 6 – Mar 20

  1. Mar 6Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 15Concurred in the Senate in the House's amendments
  3. Mar 20Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Mar 21 – Mar 27

  1. Mar 21Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Mar 27Approved by the Governor
All 14 actions, as published
  1. Jan 13Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 6Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 6PassedSenate
  5. Feb 7Transmitted To HouseSenate
  6. Feb 21Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 23Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  8. Mar 2AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 2Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 6Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 15Concurred in Amend From HouseSenate
  12. Mar 20Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  13. Mar 21Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  14. Mar 27Approved by GovernorGovernor