Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Criminal background checks; UMMC shall conduct for all new employees.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed House]
| 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 |
| Adopted | [S] | Committee Amendment No 1 |
| [S] | Amendment Report for House Bill No. 915 |
| Effective date | Passage | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/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.
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