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SB 2442

Mississippi Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 3, 2026.

Podiatric medicine and podiatrists; revise definitions and provisions related to.

Bill ID MS-2026-SB-2442
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Public Health and Welfare
Senate failed 2026-02-03
Healthcare
Summary

AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-27-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REVISE THE DEFINITION OF PODIATRIC MEDICINE AND TO AUTHORIZE TREATMENT OF DISORDERS OF THE FOOT AND ANKLE AND THEIR GOVERNING AND RELATED STRUCTURES; TO PROVIDE THAT A PODIATRIST LICENSED IN MISSISSIPPI MAY PERFORM CONSERVATIVE AND SURGICAL TREATMENTS AFTER COMPLETING CERTAIN APPROVED TRAINING DETERMINED TO BE SUFFICIENT BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED PODIATRIST MAY PERFORM SURGICAL TREATMENTS OF THE ANKLE ONLY IN AN ACCREDITED HOSPITAL LICENSED IN THE STATE; TO PROHIBIT TREATMENT AT OR ABOVE THE KNEE BY A PODIATRIST; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsor
Joey Fillingane
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-19 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-03 Status failed
2026-02-03 Latest Action (S) Died In Committee
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