MS HB1635 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 5 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-03-05 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Be Known As The Medication Aide Act; To Provide For The Certification Of Medication Aides By The State Department Of Health; To Provide That A Medication Aide May Participate In Medication Administration When Certified Through A Medication Aide Certification Program In Accordance With This Act And Generally Managed By A Licensed Health Care Professional At A Personal Care Home/assisted Living Facility; To Specify The Minimum Competencies For A Medication Aide; To Specify The Components Of A Medication Aide Certification Program, Which May Be Offered By Technical Or Community Colleges Or By A Licensed Health Care Professional Employed At A Personal Care Home/assisted Living Facility; To Require Applicants To Complete Medication Aide Certification Training And Pass An Examination In Order To Be Certified; To Require Each Facility Operator Using Certified Medication Aides To Have A Written Policy Governing The Provision Of Medications By Certified Medication Aides; To Require Personal Care Homes/assisted Living Facilities To Disclose To Their Residents And Their Families That The Facility Employs And Uses Medication Aides; To Prescribe The Curriculum Standards For The Medication Aide Certification Program And The Required Information In The Program Instruction; To Provide That The Department Shall Have A Medication Aide Registry For Persons Who Have Been Certified As A Medication Aide; To Provide That The Department May Deny Registration Or Refuse Renewal Of Or Remove A Registration From The Medication Aide Registry For Failure To Meet The Standards And Competencies Or For Violation Of Any Provision Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
Title
Medication aides; provide for certification of by State Department of Health.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-05 | House | Died In Committee |
| 2024-02-19 | House | Referred To Public Health and Human Services |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2024/pdf/history/HB/HB1635.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2024/html/HB/1600-1699/HB1635IN.htm |
