2026 Regular Session Licensing boards; prohibit from disciplinary or threatening discipline of health care providers for exercising free speech rights. AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-49-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE LICENSING BOARDS OR AGENCIES OF HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS FROM REPRIMANDING, SANCTIONING, REVOKING OR THREATENING TO REVOKE A LICENSE, CERTIFICATE OR REGISTRATION OF A PRACTITIONER FOR EXERCISING HIS OR HER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT OF FREE SPEECH, UNLESS THE BOARD OR AGENCY PROVES BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT THAT THE SPEECH USED BY THE PRACTITIONER LED TO THE DIRECT PHYSICAL HARM OF A PERSON WITH WHOM THE PRACTITIONER HAD A PRACTITIONER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; TO REQUIRE THE LICENSING BOARDS OR AGENCIES OF HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS TO PROVIDE A PRACTITIONER WITH ANY COMPLAINTS RECEIVED FOR WHICH REVOCATION ACTIONS MAY BE IN ORDER WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF SUCH COMPLAINT; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-6-19, 73-9-61, 73-15-29, 73-19-23, 73-21-97, 73-23-59, 73-25-29, 73-26-5, 73-27-13, 73-31-21, 73-39-77, 73-71-33 AND 73-75-19, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO CONFORM TO THE PRECEDING PROVISIONS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. 02/03/26 at 19:06 H B 1252 House Bill 1252 HB 1252 H Dead General Bill/Constitutional Amendment No Majority July 1, 2026 Public Health and Human Services T ../../House_cmtes/PH.xml Crawford ../../House_authors/Crawford.xml A

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