Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 252
Pharmacists; authorize to test for and administer treatment for minor, nonchronic health conditions.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
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 REGISTERED NURSE, OR A 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.
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
Sponsor
Its course
January 10 to February 4, 2025, 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 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 10 to Feb 4 · stopped25 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 10 – Feb 4
- Jan 10Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 10Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives