Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Pain Relief Act; create.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/07 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 02/04 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2003 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Moak
Code Sections: A 073-0009-0061, A 073-0015-0029, A 073-0021-0097, A 073-0027-0013, A 073-0025-0029
Title: AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE PAIN RELIEF ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE LICENSING BOARDS OF PHYSICIANS, NURSES, DENTISTS, PODIATRISTS AND PHARMACISTS SHALL NOT BRING ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A LICENSEE, AND STATE CRIMINAL PROSECUTIONS SHALL NOT BE BROUGHT AGAINST THOSE LICENSEES, FOR PRESCRIBING, DISPENSING OR ADMINISTERING TREATMENT FOR THE THERAPEUTIC PURPOSE OF RELIEVING INTRACTABLE PAIN, IF THE LICENSEES CAN DEMONSTRATE THAT THEIR PRACTICE SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLIED WITH AN ACCEPTED GUIDELINE FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-21-97, 73-25-29 AND 73-27-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, IN CONFORMITY TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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