l9n/ Mississippi

2024 Regular Session

House Bill 37

Physical therapists; revise circumstances and criteria under which they may implement treatment without a referral.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Public Health and Welfare Committee on April 2, 2024. The 2024 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT 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 73-23-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO UPDATE THE NAME OF THE PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION THAT SUBMITS LISTS OF NOMINEES FOR APPOINTMENTS TO THE STATE BOARD OF PHYSICAL THERAPY; 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.

In the House of Representatives

Its course

January 17 to April 2, 2024, 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 action7 actions on 6 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Mar 649 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Feb 2741 days

In the SenateMar 6 to Apr 2 · stopped27 days

Public Health and WelfareMar 20 to Apr 2 · stopped13 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 6

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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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 – Mar 6

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Feb 27Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Mar 6Amended in the House
  4. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Mar 11 – Apr 2

  1. Mar 11Sent to the Senate
  2. Mar 20Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  3. Apr 2Died in committee in the Senate
All 7 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Feb 27Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Mar 6AmendedHouse of Representatives
  4. Mar 6Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Mar 11Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  6. Mar 20Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  7. Apr 2Died In CommitteeSenate