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2017 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2720

Medical professionals; immunity from liability and continuing education credits for indigent care.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on January 31, 2017. The 2017 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-19 AND 73-25-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR VOLUNTARY CARE PROVIDED WITHOUT COMPENSATION TO INDIGENT OR NEEDY PERSONS; TO ALLOW MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE VOLUNTARY CARE WITHOUT COMPENSATION TO INDIGENT OR NEEDY PERSONS TO RECEIVE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT FOR EACH 60 MINUTES OF QUALIFYING CARE PROVIDED; TO PROVIDE THAT NONRESIDENT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS LICENSED BY ANY STATE, TERRITORY, DISTRICT, OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES MAY PROVIDE TEMPORARY VOLUNTARY MEDICAL SERVICES IN THIS STATE WITHOUT COMPENSATION THROUGH A SPONSORING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY FOR NONRESIDENT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS WHO PROVIDE TEMPORARY VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE SERVICES THROUGH A SPONSORING NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION REGISTERED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH; TO PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS FOR MEDICAL PROFESSIONS OFFERING CHARITABLE CARE; TO INCLUDE DENTISTS AND OTHER MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS; 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

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 SenateJan 16 to Jan 31 · stopped15 days

Judiciary, Division AJan 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 Senate Jan 16 – Jan 31

  1. Jan 16Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  2. Jan 31Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 16Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  2. Jan 31Died In CommitteeSenate