Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Health care worker criminal background check requirements; do not apply to certain students performing clinical training.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Committee Substitute] [Passed Senate] [Sent to Governor]
| 1 | 02/17 (S) Referred To Public Health and Welfare | |
| 2 | 03/09 (S) Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub | |
| 3 | 03/17 (S) Committee Substitute Adopted | |
| 4 | 03/17 (S) Passed | |
| 5 | 03/19 (S) Transmitted To House | |
| 6 | 03/22 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services | |
| 7 | 03/30 (H) Title Suff Do Pass As Amended | |
| 8 | 04/01 (H) Amended | |
| 9 | 04/01 (H) Passed As Amended | |
| 10 | 04/02 (H) Returned For Concurrence | |
| 11 | 04/16 (S) Decline to Concur/Invite Conf | |
| 12 | 04/28 (S) Conferees Named Nunnelee,Moffatt,Burton | |
| 13 | 04/29 (H) Conferees Named Holland,Hudson,Fillingane | |
| 14 | 05/02 (H) Conference Report Filed | |
| 15 | 05/02 (S) Conference Report Filed | |
| 16 | 05/03 (S) Conference Report Adopted | |
| 17 | 05/04 (H) Conference Report Adopted | |
| 18 | 05/06 (S) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 19 | 05/07 (H) Enrolled Bill Signed | |
| 20 | 05/13 Approved by Governor |
| Adopted | [H] | Committee Amendment No 1 |
| [H] | Amendment Report for Senate Bill No. 2607 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2004 | |
| Disposition | Law | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Three/Fifths | |
| Chapter number | 538 |
Senate Committee:
House Committee:
Principal Author: Burton
Code Section: A 043-0011-0013
Title: AN ACT TO CODIFY SECTION 37-29-232, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL/VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL STUDENTS; TO CODIFY NEW SECTION 37-115-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, 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, AS AMENDED BY SENATE BILL NO. 2434, 2004 REGULAR SESSION, 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 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL/VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL STUDENTS PERFORMING CLINICAL TRAINING, AND HIGH SCHOOL ALLIED-HEALTH STUDENTS WHO OBSERVE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS, ARE NOT SUBJECT TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS; TO PROVIDE THAT THE REQUIREMENT FOR PERFORMING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING UNDER THAT SECTION DO NOT APPLY TO HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL/VOCATIONAL TECHNICAL STUDENTS FOR WHOM CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING ARE OBTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 37-29-232 OR TO APPLICANTS OR EMPLOYEES OF UMMC FOR WHOM CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS AND FINGERPRINTING ARE OBTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 37-115-41; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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