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MS HB1294
Bill
Status
2/4/2014
Primary Sponsor
Gary Chism
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AI Summary
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Defines "online pharmacy" as any entity or Internet site that knowingly delivers, distributes, dispenses, or offers controlled substance prescriptions, including websites selling controlled substances, entities paying pharmacies to fill Internet-referred prescriptions, and pharmacies knowingly filling controlled substance prescriptions for website customers.
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Requires the Public Service Commission to mandate that online pharmacies purchase the "no-calls" database and prohibits them from making telephone solicitations to consumers who have registered objections, regardless of any exemptions that might otherwise apply.
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Removes the exemption for online pharmacies from the Telephone Solicitation Act even when they have an established business relationship with a consumer, making them subject to all provisions of the Act.
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Effective July 1, 2014.
Legislative Description
Mississippi Telephone Solicitation Act; provide that online pharmacies are not exempt from.
Last Action
Died In Committee
2/4/2014