l9n/ Mississippi

2023 Regular Session

House Bill 9

Pharmacists; authorize to test for and treat certain minor, nonchronic health conditions subject to certain requirements.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on January 31, 2023. The 2023 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-21-131, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO AUTHORIZE PHARMACISTS TO TEST OR SCREEN FOR AND TREAT CERTAIN MINOR, NONCHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS AFTER COMPLETING AN APPROVED EDUCATION COURSE AND MEETING OTHER REQUIREMENTS; TO PROVIDE THAT PHARMACISTS WHO TEST FOR AND TREAT INFLUENZA OR STREPTOCOCCUS MUST HAVE AN ESTABLISHED WRITTEN PROTOCOL WITH A SUPERVISING PRACTITIONER APPROVED BY THE STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY; TO REQUIRE PHARMACISTS PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER THIS SECTION TO COMPLETE A CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE APPROVED BY THE BOARD ADDRESSING ISSUES RELATED TO MINOR, NONCHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS FOR EACH ANNUAL LICENSURE RENEWAL; 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

2 co-sponsors

Steve Hopkins, Brady Williamson

Its course

January 3 to January 31, 2023, 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 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 3 to Jan 31 · stopped28 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 3 – Jan 31

  1. Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published