Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on March 3, 2020. The 2020 session has ended.
2020 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2492
Physical therapy practice laws; revise various provisions of.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERMS "PHYSICAL THERAPY AIDE" OR "PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNICIAN" FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE CIRCUMSTANCES AND CRITERIA UNDER WHICH A PHYSICAL THERAPIST MAY IMPLEMENT PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT WITHOUT A REFERRAL FROM ANOTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDER; TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE LIST OF PERSONS WHO ARE PERMITTED TO PRACTICE PHYSICAL THERAPY IN THIS STATE WITHOUT OBTAINING A MISSISSIPPI LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION OF THE STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY; TO DELETE THE PROHIBITION ON BEING APPOINTED FOR MORE THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE TERMS ON THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO ISSUE SUBPOENAS FOR THE ATTENDANCE AND TESTIMONY OF WITNESSES AND THE PRODUCTION OF PAPERS, RECORDS OR OTHER DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE, AND TO ENFORCE THOSE SUBPOENAS IN COURT; TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD TO DETERMINE AND COLLECT, AT THE TIME OF NEW LICENSURE AND LICENSURE RENEWAL, A CORE SET OF DATA ELEMENTS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORKFORCE PLANNING; TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-51, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE PROVISIONS AUTHORIZING THE LICENSING OF PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS BY RECIPROCITY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-53, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DELETE THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO ISSUE A TEMPORARY LICENSE TO PHYSICAL THERAPISTS OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS LICENSED IN OTHER STATES DURING A DISASTER OR EMERGENCY; TO AMEND SECTION 73-23-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM THE GROUND FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A PHYSICAL THERAPIST FOR IMPLEMENTING PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENT WITHOUT A REFERRAL TO THE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 73-23-35 IN THIS 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.
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 SenateFeb 14 to Mar 3 · stopped18 days
Public Health and WelfareFeb 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 Senate Feb 14 – Mar 3
- Feb 14Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
- Mar 3Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Feb 14Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
- Mar 3Died In CommitteeSenate