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MS SB2090

Bill

Status

Failed

3/22/2016

Primary Sponsor

Dean Kirby

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Origin

Senate

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Reenacts "The Patient's Right to Informed Health Care Choices Act" (Sections 41-121-1 through 41-121-9) and repeals the automatic sunset provision, making the law permanent.

  • Requires health care practitioners to identify their specific type of license in all advertisements and clearly display licensure information in their offices in a manner visible to patients.

  • Defines "deceptive" or "misleading" advertisements as those that misstate, falsely describe, or falsely detail a practitioner's profession, skills, training, expertise, education, board certification, or licensure.

  • Establishes violations of the Act as grounds for disciplinary action and unprofessional conduct against licensed health care practitioners, with penalties including license suspension, revocation, fines, and fee refunds to patients.

  • Amends nine sections of Mississippi Code relating to chiropractic, dental, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, medicine, physician assistant, podiatry, and veterinary practice to permanently include violations of the informed health care choices requirements as disciplinary grounds.

Legislative Description

"Patient's Right To Informed Health Care Choices Act"; extend repealer.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/22/2016

Committee Referrals

Public Health and Human Services3/14/2016
Public Health and Welfare1/26/2016

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