Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on February 2, 2021. The 2021 session has ended.
2021 Regular Session
Senate Bill 2729
Practice of medicine; revise definitions, licensure procedures and disciplinary procedures under the Medical Practice Act.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRACTICE OF MEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN DEFINITIONS UNDER THE MEDICAL PRACTICE ACT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-3 AND 73-25-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN A LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF LICENSE RENEWAL, TO PROVIDE PROCEDURES FOR PHYSICIANS TO REQUEST INACTIVE STATUS, AND TO PRESCRIBE FINES AND PROCEDURES FOR RENEWAL OF A LAPSED LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-17, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR THE ISSUANCE OF A TEMPORARY LICENSE TO PRACTICE MEDICINE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE FOR A SPECIAL VOLUNTEER MEDICAL LICENSE; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-19, 73-25-21 AND 73-25-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY PROCEDURES FOR ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE BY RECIPROCITY; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30 AND 73-25-32, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE CERTAIN PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST LICENSES, THE ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS BY THE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE, THE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION, THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE TO THE BOARD FOLLOWING DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS AGAINST LICENSEES, AND PETITIONS FOR REINSTATEMENT OF LICENSES; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY THE ACTION OF UNLAWFUL PRACTICE OF MEDICINE AND THE AUTHORITY OF THE BOARD TO SEEK INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-53, 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63 AND 73-25-65, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CLARIFY CERTAIN PROCEDURES UNDER THE DISABLED PHYSICIAN LAW; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-87, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE DISCIPLINARY ACTION WHICH THE BOARD IS AUTHORIZED TO TAKE AT THE BEHEST OF PHYSICIAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ITSELF; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-89, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A HEARING MUST BE HELD WITHIN SIXTY DAYS IF THE BOARD DETERMINES THAT A PHYSICIAN'S CONTINUATION OF PRACTICE IS AN IMMEDIATE DANGER; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-25-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PRESCRIBES SPECIFIC FEES FOR LICENSURE EXAMINATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-25-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR LOST LICENSES; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-25-25, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH AUTHORIZES THE ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE FOR A PERSON DESIRING TO PRACTICE OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE IN THIS STATE; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-25-39, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE ACQUISITION OF BOOKS AND STATIONARY BY THE BOARD; TO REPEAL SECTION 73-25-81, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DEFINES THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE BOARD RESPONSIBLE FOR LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE OF PHYSICIANS IN THIS STATE; 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 Senate
Sponsor
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 SenateJan 18 to Feb 2 · stopped15 days
Public Health and WelfareJan 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 Senate Jan 18 – Feb 2
- Jan 18Referred to the Senate committees on Public Health and Welfare and on Finance
- Feb 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 18Referred To Public Health and Welfare;FinanceSenate
- Feb 2Died In CommitteeSenate