Mississippi Legislature
2007 Regular Session

House Bill 1464

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Title

Description: Food service employees; require physical exam and blood test and verifying health certificate every four years.

Bill Text: [Introduced]

History of Actions:

1 01/15 (H) Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2 01/30 (H) Died In Committee

Background Information:

Effective dateJuly 1, 2007
DispositionDead
DeadlineGeneral Bill/Constitutional Amendment
RevenueNo
Vote type requiredThree/Fifths

House Committee:

Principal Author: Eaton

Code Section: A 041-0003-0015

Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 41-3-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DIRECT THE STATE BOARD OF HEALTH TO REQUIRE THAT EACH FOOD SERVICE EMPLOYEE OF ANY COMMERCIAL FOOD ESTABLISHMENT SHALL RECEIVE A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND A BLOOD TEST, AND OBTAIN A HEALTH CERTIFICATE VERIFYING THE PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND THE BLOOD TEST, BEFORE BEGINNING EMPLOYMENT AND ONCE EVERY FOUR YEARS DURING HIS OR HER EMPLOYMENT; TO PROVIDE THAT THE BLOOD TEST SHALL BE TO DETECT THOSE COMMUNICABLE OR INFECTIOUS DISEASES THAT MAY BE SPREAD DURING THE PREPARATION, HANDLING OR SERVING OF FOOD OR DRINK; TO PROVIDE THAT THE HEALTH CERTIFICATE SHALL STATE THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAS RECEIVED A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION AND A BLOOD TEST AND THAT THE EMPLOYEE IS NOT A CARRIER OF ANY SUCH COMMUNICABLE OR INFECTIOUS DISEASE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.


Information pertaining to this measure was last updated on 01/30/07 at 18:55.

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