Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.
2019 Regular Session
House Bill 976
Interchangeable biological products; allow pharmacists to make product selection of in same manner as generic drugs.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT" AND "INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT" AND REVISE THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PRODUCT SELECTION" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-117, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO ALLOW PRODUCT SELECTION OF INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS BY PHARMACISTS IN THE SAME MANNER AS PRODUCT SELECTION OF GENERIC DRUG EQUIVALENTS; TO REQUIRE PHARMACISTS TO MAKE CERTAIN ELECTRONICALLY ACCESSIBLE RECORDS OF BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS DISPENSED BY THEM AND CONVEY THAT INFORMATION TO THE PRESCRIBERS OF THOSE PRODUCTS; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-119, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THAT THE LABELS FOR BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS AND INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS CONTAIN CERTAIN INFORMATION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-127, 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 21 to February 5, 2019, 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 21 to Feb 5 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 21 to Feb 5 · 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 21 – Feb 5
- Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 21Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives