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MS SB2623
Bill
AI Summary
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Requires Mississippi-licensed hospitals to authenticate all verbal physician orders within 48 hours of being issued
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Allows hospitals to adopt a "read-back and verify" process as an alternative, where the receiving individual immediately reads back the order to the physician for verification
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If the read-back and verify process is used, authentication deadline extends to 30 days after patient discharge instead of 48 hours
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Mandates that individuals receiving verbal orders must record the date, time, and their signature in accordance with hospital policies
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States that verbal orders should be used infrequently and the law should not be interpreted as encouraging their increased use
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Effective date: July 1, 2011
Legislative Description
Hospitals to require authentication of verbal physician orders; direct.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/1/2011