l9n/ Mississippi

2022 Regular Session

House Bill 861

Health care practitioners; have right and freedom to publicly discuss treatment methods without repercussion from licensing agencies.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 1, 2022. The 2022 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSED HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS HAVE THE RIGHT AND FREEDOM TO PUBLICLY DISCUSS THE METHODS, RESOURCES, TECHNOLOGY AND MEDICATIONS THAT THEY USE OR HAVE USED FOR THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF THEIR PATIENTS, WITHOUT REPERCUSSION FROM THE PRACTITIONER'S STATE LICENSING AGENCY; TO PROHIBIT STATE PROFESSIONAL OR OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING AGENCIES FROM ORDERING OR TAKING ANY OTHER ACTION TO PROHIBIT, LIMIT OR DISCOURAGE HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS FROM PUBLIC DISCUSSION AS AUTHORIZED AND PROTECTED UNDER THIS ACT OR TAKING OR THREATENING ANY DISCIPLINARY AGAINST HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS UNDER THEIR JURISDICTION FOR ANY SUCH PUBLIC DISCUSSION; 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

Its course

January 17 to February 1, 2022, 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 17 to Feb 1 · stopped15 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Feb 1 · 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 17 – Feb 1

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 1Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives