Obesity medicine; define as within practice of medicine and allow physicians to prescribe obesity drugs via telemedicine.

An Act To Amend Section 73-25-33, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Practice Of Medicine Includes The Practice Of Obesity Medicine; To Define Obesity Medicine; To Amend Section 73-25-34, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Revise The Definition 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; To Amend Section 41-29-139, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Authorize Physicians Practicing Obesity Medicine To Prescribe Legend Drugs, Including Glp-1 Therapeutics, To A Patient Via Telemedicine, Subject To The Certain Conditions; To Direct The State Board Of Medical Licensure To Adopt Rules As Necessary To Implement The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.