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SB2070 - Nurse practitioners; authorize to dispense legend drugs to patients.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 73-15-20, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize A Nurse Practitioner To Dispense A Legend Drug Or Medication To Patients Of The Nurse Practitioner; To Conform In Accordance With The Mississippi Medical Cannabis Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SC511 - Direct Senate Rules Committee and House Management Committee to reallocate fourth floor office space between Senate and House.
Kevin Blackwell, Charles A. Younger, Lydia Graves Chassaniol
Last updated 6 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
A Concurrent Resolution To Direct The Rules Committee Of The Mississippi State Senate And The Management Committee Of The Mississippi House Of Representatives, Meeting As A Joint Committee, To Reallocate Certain Space On The Fourth Floor Of The New Capitol Building Equally Between The Senate And The House Of Representatives.
STATUS
Failed
SB2311 - Sheriffs; revise cap on annual salary supplement.
Brice Wiggins, Jason Barrett, Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 7 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Amend Section 25-3-25, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Cap For An Annual Supplement Payable By The Board Of Supervisors Of Any County To Its Sheriff; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Passed
SB2240 - Board of Medical Licensure; revise licensure status, definitions, procedure, fines and temporary practice authority.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Sections 73-25-1, 73-25-3, 73-25-5, 73-25-14, 73-25-17, 73-25-21, 73-25-23, 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30, 73-25-31, 73-25-32, 73-25-33, 73-25-34, 73-25-53, 73-25-55, 73-25-57, 73-25-59, 73-25-61, 73-25-63, 73-25-65, 73-25-83, 73-25-87, 73-25-89 And 73-25-18, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise Certain Definitions Under The Medical Practice Act; To Clarify Certain Procedures To Obtain A License To Practice Medicine; To Provide For Electronic Notice Of License Renewal; To Provide Procedures For Physicians To Request Retired Status; To Clarify Procedures For The Issuance Of A Temporary License To Practice Medicine; To Clarify Procedures For Issuance Of A License By Reciprocity; To Revise Certain Procedures For Disciplinary Action Against Licenses, The Issuance Of Subpoenas By The Board Of Medical Licensure, The Grounds For Disciplinary Action, The Options Available To The Board Following Disciplinary Hearings Against Licensees, And Petitions For Reinstatement Of Licenses; To Clarify The Action Of The Unlawful Practice Of Medicine And The Authority Of The Board To Seek Injunctive Relief; To Delete A Certain Exception To Licensure; To Include Behavioral Conduct That Could Be Addressed By Treatment To The List Of Reasons A Licensee Shall Be Subject To Restriction Of Their License; To Clarify Certain Procedures Under The Disabled Physician Law; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Revise Disciplinary Action That The Board Is Authorized To Take, Including Placing A Licensee On Probation Or Imposing A Punitive Fine; To Provide That A Hearing Must Be Held Within 30 Days If The Board Determines That A Physician's Continuation Of Practice Is An Immediate Danger; To Exclude Individuals Engaged Solely In The Practice Of Midwifery From The Chapter; To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; To Create New Section 73-43-19, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require The Mississippi Physician Health Program To Provide Performance Statistics To The State Board Of Medical Licensure; To Amend Section 73-43-3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For Additional Members Of The Board Who Shall Be Members Of The Public Not Related To The Healthcare Industry; To Repeal Sections 73-25-7, 73-25-9, 73-25-15, 73-25-19, 73-25-25, 73-25-39 And 73-25-81, Mississippi Code Of 1972, Which Require The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Meet At The Capitol At Least Once Each Year For The Purpose Of Examining Applicants; Which Provides For The Fee Charged By The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Apply For A License To Practice; Which Provides For The Procedures For Lost Medical Licenses; Which Provides For Certain Provisions Related To Nonresident Physicians; Which Provides For Certain Procedures For Those Desiring To Practice Osteopathic Medicine In The State; Which Allows The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Contract For The Acquisition Of Books And Other Records; Which Provides A Technical Reference To The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2237 - Prescription drugs; require pharmacist to dispense unless certain circumstances exist.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Amend Section 73-21-115, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require Pharmacists To Dispense A Prescription Drug To A Patient Unless The Prescription Violates The Law, The Drug Could Cause A Harmful Drug Interaction Or Adversely Affect The Patient's Medical Condition, The Drug Is Out Of Stock, Or Dispensing The Drug Violates The Pharmacist's Conscience; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2236 - Dietitian Licensure Compact; ratify.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Enact Into Law The Dietitian Licensure Compact And Provide That The State Of Mississippi Enters The Compact With Other States That Join In The Compact; To Amend Sections 73-10-3, 73-10-7, And 73-10-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2269 - Firearms, firearm entities and knives; prohibit governmental entities from entering into certain contracts regarding.
Joseph M. Seymour, Kevin Blackwell, Charles A. Younger
Last updated 8 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
An Act To Prohibit A State Agency Or Political Subdivision To Enter Into Any Contract That Discriminates Against Certain Entities Or Trade Associations; To Amend Section 45-9-51, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit A County Or Municipality From Entering Into Any Contract Or Rental Agreement That Restricts The Possession, Carrying, Transportation, Sale, Transfer Or Ownership Of Firearms Or Knives; To Provide That State Agencies May Not Interfere With The Right Of Citizens To Possess Firearms Or Knives; To Create A Civil Cause Of Action To Challenge Ordinances And Regulations In Violation Of That Right; To Exempt State Law Enforcement Agencies From Regulating Law Enforcement Officers In The Course Of Their Official Duties; To Amend Section 45-9-53, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2258 - Health insurance; prohibit insurers from discriminating against durable medical equipment and set reimbursement rate.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create New Section 83-9-12, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Prohibit An Insurer, Managed-care Company Or Other Payor From Discriminating Against An Accredited Durable Medical Equipment Supplier Providing Services Prescribed By A Patient's Health Care Provider; To Provide That An Insurer, Managed-care Company Or Other Payor Shall Reimburse Durable Medical Equipment No Less Than State Medicaid Rates Set For These Services On A Continuous Monthly Payment Basis For The Duration Of The Medical Need Throughout A Patient's Valid Prescription Period; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SB2257 - Health insurance; require health benefit plans to follow new procedure related to step therapy protocol for CRF-COPD treatment.
Kevin Blackwell
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create New Section 83-9-36.3, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Require A Health Benefit Plan To Implement A Clear And Transparent Process For A Participant, Beneficiary Or The Prescribing Health Care Provider On Behalf Of The Participant Or Beneficiary, With Crf-copd To Request An Exception To A Step Therapy Protocol; To Set Certain Procedures Related Thereto; To Provide Certain Exceptions To A Treatment Step Therapy Protocol For Treatment Of Crf-copd; To Require Health Benefit Plans To Make Certain Information Regarding Such Procedures Available On Their Website; To Require Health Benefit Plans To Respond To A Requesting Prescriber Within Seventy-two Hours After Receiving An Initial Exception Request; To Require Health Benefit Plans To Respond To Such Request Within One Business Day When The Step Therapy Protocol May Jeopardize The Life Or Health Of The Beneficiary; To Amend Section 83-9-36, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Conform To The Provisions Of The Act; And For Related Purposes.
STATUS
Failed
SR20 - Mourn the loss and commend the life and public legal service of former Senator and Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Kay Cobb.
Nicole Akins Boyd, Tyler McCaughn, Andy Berry
Last updated 9 months ago
13 Co-Sponsors
A Resolution Mourning The Loss And Commending The Life And Public Service Of Former State Senator And Second Female Justice In History On The Mississippi Supreme Court Kay Cobb Of Oxford, Mississippi, And Lenoir City, Tennessee, Who Served In Many Capacities In The Administration Of Justice In Mississippi, And Extending The Deepest Sympathy Of The Mississippi Senate To Her Family And Friends On Her Passing.
STATUS
Passed
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