Mississippi Legislature
2004 Regular Session

House Bill 915

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Background

Title

Description: Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all new employees.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 02/10 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2 02/24 (H) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
3 03/10 (H) Committee Substitute Adopted
4 03/10 (H) Passed
5 03/12 (H) Transmitted To Senate
6 03/17 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare;Appropriations
7 03/31 (S) DR - TSDPAA: PH To AP
8 04/05 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
9 04/07 (S) Amended
10 04/07 (S) Passed As Amended
11 04/09 (S) Returned For Concurrence
12 04/22 (H) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
13 04/26 (H) Conferees Named Holland,Hudson,Fillingane
14 04/28 (S) Conferees Named Nunnelee,Moffatt,Burton
15 05/03 (H) Died In Conference

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Committee Amendment No 1
   
[S] Amendment Report for House Bill No. 915

Background Information:

Effective datePassage
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Senate Committees:

Principal Author: Holland

Code Section: A 043-0011-0013

Title: AN ACT TO REQUIRE THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER (UMMC) TO FINGERPRINT AND PERFORM CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS ON ALL NEW EMPLOYEES THAT WORK IN OR PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE; TO REQUIRE UMMC TO PERFORM DISCIPLINARY CHECKS WITH THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AGENCIES OF THOSE EMPLOYEES; TO PROVIDE THAT NO NEW EMPLOYEE OF UMMC SHALL BE PERMITTED TO PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK HAVE REVEALED NO DISQUALIFYING RECORD OR THE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN GRANTED A WAIVER; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK DISCLOSES CERTAIN CONVICTIONS OR PLEAS, THE APPLICANT SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO BE EMPLOYED AT UMMC; TO PROVIDE THAT APPLICANTS AGGRIEVED BY AN EMPLOYMENT DECISION OF UMMC MAY SHOW MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES THAT ALLOW THE APPLICANT TO BE EMPLOYED, AND UMMC MAY GRANT WAIVERS FOR THOSE MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES; TO PROVIDE THAT UPON THE RECEIPT OF A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK THAT REVEALS NO DISQUALIFYING EVENT, UMMC SHALL PROVIDE THE APPLICANT WITH A NOTARIZED LETTER THAT THE APPLICANT MAY USE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS TO SEEK EMPLOYMENT AT ANY LICENSED HEALTH CARE ENTITY WITHOUT THE NECESSITY OF AN ADDITIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK; TO PROVIDE THAT UMMC OR ITS AGENTS SHALL NOT BE HELD LIABLE IN ANY EMPLOYMENT DECISION OR ACTION BASED ON COMPLIANCE WITH OR ATTEMPTS TO COMPLY WITH THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 43-11-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO INCLUDE HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL STAFFING AGENCIES IN THOSE ENTITIES THAT MUST HAVE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES BEFORE THE EMPLOYEES MAY PROVIDE DIRECT PATIENT CARE OR SERVICES; TO REQUIRE DISCIPLINARY CHECKS TO BE PERFORMED WITH THE PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AGENCIES OF EMPLOYEES OF COVERED ENTITIES; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR FINGERPRINTING AND PERFORMING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS UNDER THAT SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO UMMC; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 05/03/04 at 20:40.

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