Mississippi Legislature
2002 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2191

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Title

Description: Criminal record background check requirement for licensed health facilities; revise definitions, make technical amendments.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]

History of Actions:

1 01/10 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
2 02/05 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 02/06 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 02/06 (S) Tabled Subject To Call
5 02/06 (S) Passed
6 02/08 (S) Transmitted To House
7 02/12 (H) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
8 02/26 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
9 03/06 (H) Amended
10 03/06 (H) Passed As Amended
11 03/08 (H) Returned For Concurrence
12 03/21 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
13 03/27 (S) Conferees Named Huggins,Burton,Thames
14 03/28 (H) Conferees Named Fredericks,Hudson,Moody
15 04/01 (H) Conference Report Filed
16 04/01 (S) Conference Report Filed
17 04/02 (H) Conference Report Adopted
18 04/02 (S) Conference Report Adopted
19 04/04 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed
20 04/04 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed
21 04/10 Approved by Governor

Amendments/Conference Report:

Adopted [H] Amendment No 1
Adopted [H] Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1

Conference Report

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2002
DispositionLaw
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths
Chapter number561

Senate Committee:

House Committee:

Principal Author: Huggins

Code Section: A 043-0011-0013

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 43-11-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CURRENT EMPLOYEES AT LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES TO SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN CONVICTED OF OR PLEADED GUILTY TO CERTAIN SPECIFIED CRIMINAL OFFENSES; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF OR PLEADED GUILTY TO ANY OF THE SPECIFIED OFFENSES, THE PERSON SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYED AT A HEALTH CARE FACILITY; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PERSON SIGNS THE AFFIDAVIT AND IT IS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE PERSON ACTUALLY HAD BEEN CONVICTED OF OR PLEADED GUILTY TO ANY OF THE SPECIFIED OFFENSES, THE PERSON IS GUILTY OF PERJURY AND SHALL BE PUNISHED AS PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION; TO PROVIDE CIVIL IMMUNITY TO HEALTH CARE FACILITIES FOR MAKING EMPLOYMENT DECISIONS ALLOWED BY THIS ACT; TO CLARIFY THE CRIMINAL RECORD CHECK REQUIREMENT FOR NEW EMPLOYEES AT LICENSED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 04/15/02 at 00:01.

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