Mississippi Legislature
2006 Regular Session

House Bill 1129

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Description: Licensed professional counselors; provide immunity for making child abuse reports and make records confidential.

Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House]

History of Actions:

1 01/16 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2 01/31 (H) Title Suff Do Pass
3 02/07 (H) Passed
4 02/08 (H) Transmitted To Senate
5 02/13 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare
6 02/28 (S) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
7 03/01 (S) Amended
8 03/01 (S) Passed As Amended
9 03/03 (S) Returned For Concurrence
10 03/23 (H) Died On Calendar

Amendments:

Adopted [S] Committee Amendment No 1   
   
[S] Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1129   

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2006
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredMajority

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Senate Committee:

Principal Author: Whittington

Code Sections: 043-0021-0355, A 041-0021-0097, A 043-0001-0055, R 043-0021-0353

Title: AN ACT TO REENACT AND AMEND SECTION 43-21-355, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR WHO, IN GOOD FAITH, REPORTS CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES REGARDING A NEGLECTED OR ABUSED CHILD SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM LIABILITY FOR SUCH REPORTING; TO AMEND SECTION 41-21-97, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT RECORDS OF PATIENTS BEING TREATED BY LICENSED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS SHALL BE CONFIDENTIAL; TO AMEND SECTION 43-1-55, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXTEND THE DATE OF THE REPEALER ON SECTIONS 43-21-353 AND 43-21-355, WHICH REQUIRE THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES REGARDING A NEGLECTED OR ABUSED CHILD AND THAT PROVIDE IMMUNITY FOR SUCH REPORTING; TO REENACT SECTION 43-21-353, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH REQUIRES THE REPORTING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES REGARDING A NEGLECTED OR ABUSED CHILD; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 03/23/06 at 14:12.

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