Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.
2018 Regular Session
House Bill 1397
Hospice; allow medical directors to prescribe controlled substances for pain for patients without in person visit with patient.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL DIRECTORS OF HOSPICES TO PRESCRIBE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES FOR PATIENTS OF THE HOSPICE FOR TERMINAL DISEASE PAIN WITHOUT HAVING AN IN-PERSON FACE-TO-FACE VISIT WITH THE PATIENT BEFORE ISSUING THE PRESCRIPTION; TO AMEND SECTION 41-29-137, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISION; 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 15 to January 30, 2018, 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 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 15 to Jan 30 · 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 15 – Jan 30
- Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 15Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives