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2024 Regular Session

House Bill 76

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

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on March 5, 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 March 5, 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 action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 days

Public Health and Human ServicesJan 17 to Mar 5 · stopped48 days

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 5

  1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 17Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  2. Mar 5Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives