House Bill 1317

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE A PHARMACIST TO TEST OR SCREEN FOR AND INITIATE OR ADMINISTER TREATMENT FOR MINOR, NONCHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS; TO DEFINE THE TERM "MINOR, NONCHRONIC HEALTH CONDITION"; TO AUTHORIZE A PHARMACIST TO DELEGATE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL TASKS OF PERFORMING CERTAIN TESTS TO AN INTERN OR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN ACTING UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE PHARMACIST; TO AUTHORIZE A PHARMACIST TO PROHIBIT THE DENIAL OF REIMBURSEMENT UNDER HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS FOR SERVICES AND PROCEDURES PERFORMED BY A PHARMACIST THAT ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE PHARMACIST'S LICENSE, AND WOULD BE COVERED IF THE SERVICES OR PROCEDURES WERE PERFORMED BY A PHYSICIAN, AN ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE, OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT; TO AMEND SECTION 73-21-73, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE IN THE DEFINITION OF THE TERM "PRACTICE OF PHARMACY", ORDERING, PERFORMING, AND INTERPRETING CERTAIN TESTS AND INITIATING, ADMINISTERING, OR MODIFYING DRUG THERAPY; TO BRING FORWARD SECTION 83-9-36, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH RELATES TO PRESCRIBING PRACTITIONERS, STEP THERAPY OR FAIL-FIRST PROTOCOLS AND OVERRIDE PROCEDURES, FOR PURPOSES OF POSSIBLE AMENDMENT; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Lee Yancey

  Sponsor

• House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

  Adopted Feb 9

• House of Representatives floor amendmentPending

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

In the House of Representatives Jan 16 – Feb 9

1. Jan 16Referred to the House committee on Drug Policy
2. Jan 30Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
4. Feb 9Amended in the House
5. Tabled in the House