Practice of medicine; provide for use of HIPAA-compliant telecommunications systems and practice of obesity medicine.

An Act To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Meaning Of "practice Of Medicine" To Include The Practice Of Obesity Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Meaning Of "telemedicine" To Include The Practice Of Medicine By A Licensed Physician At A Distant Site To A Patient Located At An Originating Site, Using Hipaa-compliant Telecommunication Systems, Including Synchronous Or Asynchronous Electronic And Communication Technologies, Remote Monitoring Technologies And Store-and-forward Transfer Technology; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A Physician Practicing Obesity Medicine May Prescribe A Legend Drug, Including Glp-1 Therapeutics, To A Patient Via Telemedicine Subject To Certain Conditions; To Require The Mississippi State Board Of Medical Licensure To Adopt, Amend Or Repeal Rules As Necessary To Implement This Act Within 180 Days After The Effective Date Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.