Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2026.
2026 Regular Session
House Bill 1308
Registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses; revise authority to delegate medication administration.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE REGISTERED NURSES AND ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES LICENSED BY THE BOARD OF NURSING TO DELEGATE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL IN OUTPATIENT CLINIC SETTINGS FOR PATIENTS WITH STABLE AND PREDICTABLE HEALTH CONDITIONS, PROVIDED THAT CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET; TO REQUIRE THE REGISTERED NURSE OR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE TO PROVIDE DIRECT, IN-PERSON SUPERVISION OF THE UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REGISTERED NURSE OR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE RETAINS THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE TOTAL NURSING AND ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING CARE OF THE INDIVIDUAL; TO REQUIRE THAT THE DELEGATION OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TO UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL BE PERSON-SPECIFIC; TO REQUIRE THE UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL TO BE ADEQUATELY TRAINED FOR THE TASK, TO HAVE DEMONSTRATED THAT THE TASK HAS BEEN LEARNED, TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM THE TASK SAFELY IN THE GIVEN NURSING SITUATION, AND TO HAVE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISION AVAILABLE DURING THE TASK IMPLEMENTATION; TO REQUIRE THAT THE DELEGATION OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION TO THE UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL BE AN ESTABLISHED POLICY OF THE PRACTICE SETTING; TO PROHIBIT A REGISTERED NURSE OR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE FROM DELEGATING THE ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN DRUGS AND AGENTS; TO REQUIRE DOCUMENTED, FORMAL TRAINING OF UNLICENSED ASSISTIVE PERSONNEL BY A REGISTERED NURSE OR ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSE IN ORDER FOR THE NURSE TO BE AUTHORIZED BY THE BOARD TO DELEGATE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION; TO AMEND SECTION 73-15-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT VIOLATIONS OF THIS ACT ARE GROUNDS FOR THE BOARD OF NURSING TO DISCIPLINE A NURSE; 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 19 to February 3, 2026, 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 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 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 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives