TIMELINE OF HOSPICE REGULATIONS AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION
2018
HB 1115 in 2018 Regular Session – Hospice Bill Passed the House, But Died in Senate Public Health and Welfare Committee
2019
February 28, 2019 – Notification to Members About Hospice Bill SB 2781 in Senate
March 1, 2019 – MAFP Letter to MSBML Outlining Problems with Proposed Hospice Policy and Requesting Support on HB 1460
March 4, 2019 – MAFP Letter to Senate Public Health Committee Members About HB 1460
March 5, 2019 – HB 1460 Had Passed the House, But Died in Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee
March 15, 2019 – Notification to Members About Hospice Bill SB 2781 in House
History of SB 2781 in 2019 Regular Session – Hospice Language Was Removed from Final Bill That Was Signed by Gov. Phil Bryant
March 18, 2019 – MAFP Letter to Senate Accountability Efficiency Transparency Chair John Polk Asking for Support on SB 2781
June 4, 2019 – MSBML Sent MAFP Proposed Compromise Language
June 2019 – MAFP Seeks Formal Opinion From Louisiana-Mississippi Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
June 12, 2019 – Representatives from MAFP and MSBML Meet
June 27, 2019 – Representatives from MAFP and MSBML Meet
July 25, 2019 – MSBML Rules & Regulations Committee Met to Discuss Hospice
August 9, 2019 – MAFP Cited to MSBML Difficulties With Proposed Regulation and Requested Oral Hearing
August 2019 – MAFP Conducted Member Survey Regarding Hospice Issues
September 18, 2019 – MSBML Oral Hearing Held – Minutes
September 18, 2019 – Testimony of MAFP President Dr. Bill Grantham Before MSBML Oral Hearing on Hospice Care
September 18, 2019 – Testimony of MAFP Member Dr. Paul Matherne Before MSBML Oral Hearing on Hospice Care
September 19, 2019 – MAFP Offers Compromise Language to MSBML Following Hearing
September 19, 2019 – MSBML Board Minutes at Which Hospice Measure Was Discussed and Tabled by Rules, Regulation and Legislative Committee
October 17, 2019 – Markup of New Language Proposed by MSBML’s Rules Committee
October 31, 2019 – Compromise Language Proposed to MSBML by MAFP
November 14, 2019 – MSBML Board Minutes At Which Amendments Were Approved and Hospice Regulations Were Passed Unanimously
December 16, 2020 – MSBML Board Minutes at Which Hospice Regulations Were Final-Adopted
December 20, 2019 – MAFP Letter to Occupational Licensing Review Commission on Why Regulation Should Not Be Changed
2020
January 16, 2020 – MSBML Board Minutes
January 21, 2020 – MSBML Board Minutes
January 30, 2020 – MSBML Regulatory Filling on Hospice with Secretary of State’s Office
February 17, 2020 – HB 1520 Introduced and Referred to House Public Health
February 19, 2020 – MSBML Director Letter to Licensees About Hospice Regulations
March 5, 2020 – HB 1520 Passed the Full House With 117 Yea Votes and 3 Nay Votes
March 15, 2020 – MSBML Board Minutes
March 24, 2020 – MSBML Board Minutes
April 5, 2020 – MSBML Board Minutes
June 2, 2020 – HB 1520 Passed the Senate Public Health & Welfare Committee
June 15, 2020 – HB 1520 Passed the Full Senate with 48 Yea Votes and 4 Nay Votes
June 25, 2020 – HB 1520 Signed by Governor