Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | 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]
| 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 |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 |
| Adopted | [H] | Amendment No 1 to Amendment No 1 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2002 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths | |
| Chapter number | 561 |
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.
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