Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
House Bill 419
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 GROUNDS 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
January 18 to February 2, 2021, 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 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 18 to Feb 2 · 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 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 2Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives