Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
House Bill 877
Nursing facilities; require initial assessment of patients by a physician within 10 days after admission.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-11-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE INITIAL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ASSESSMENT OF A PERSON WHO IS ADMITTED TO A NURSING FACILITY SHALL BE PERFORMED IN PERSON BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN WITHIN TEN DAYS AFTER THE PERSON IS ADMITTED TO THE NURSING FACILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT THIS ASSESSMENT MAY NOT BE DELEGATED TO A NURSE PRACTITIONER OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT OR ANY OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; TO PROVIDE THAT IN CONDUCTING THE ASSESSMENT, THE PHYSICIAN SHALL INCLUDE THE PATIENT'S LAY CAREGIVER, LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE AND/OR OTHER PERSON DESIGNATED BY THE PATIENT TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE PATIENT'S CARE, IN ORDER TO BEST DETERMINE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION OF THE PATIENT AND THE SERVICES THAT THE PATIENT NEEDS FROM THE NURSING FACILITY; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
Its course
February 14 to March 3, 2020, 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 RepresentativesFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 14 to Mar 3 · 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 Feb 14 – Mar 3
- Feb 14Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Mar 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives