2018
Regular Session
Physician Protection Act of 2018; create.
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PHYSICIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2018"; TO CREATE THE POSITIONS OF HEARING OFFICERS FOR THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO STATE THE POLICY CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF THE HEARING OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE THAT HEARING OFFICERS WILL REVIEW CASES FROM THE LAST THREE YEARS TO CORRECT ACTIONS OF THE BOARD; TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO ANNUALLY OBTAIN SIX HOURS OF TRAINING IN JUDICIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30 AND 73-25-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WILL APPOINT THREE IMPARTIAL HEARING OFFICERS TO CONDUCT DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS IN LIEU OF THE BOARD; TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL LICENSEES TO HAVE THEIR DISCIPLINARY MATTERS HEARD BY A HEARING OFFICER RATHER THAN THE BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSEES MAY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALLEGATIONS WHILE RETAINING THE RIGHT TO A HEARING AND APPEAL; TO INCREASE THE STANDARD OF PROOF TO CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE IN ORDER TO FIND A LICENSEE GUILTY OF AN OFFENSE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD WILL AFFIRM OR REJECT THE HEARING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 1165
HB 1165
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Dead
General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2018
Judiciary A
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Currie
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01/15 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
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01/30 (H) Died In Committee
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