Bill Text | History of Actions | Amendments | Background | Title |
Description: Licensed professional counselors; provide immunity for making child abuse reports and make records confidential.
Bill Text: [Introduced] [Passed House]
| 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 |
| Adopted | [S] | Committee Amendment No 1 |
| [S] | Amendment Report for House Bill No. 1129 |
| Effective date | July 1, 2006 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
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.
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