House Bill 340

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-25-41, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A FELONY FOR A LICENSED PHYSICIAN TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY, WHETHER CONSENSUAL OR NONCONSENSUAL, WITH A PATIENT OF THE PHYSICIAN WHILE A PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS WITH THE PATIENT, OR WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE END OF A PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-25-43, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHYSICIANS FROM ENGAGING IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A CURRENT PATIENT OR A KEY THIRD PARTY AND CERTAIN FORMER PATIENTS AND KEY THIRD PARTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-29, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ENGAGING IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IS GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A PHYSICIAN BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-30, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PHYSICIAN IS CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SECTION 73-25-41, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE PHYSICIAN AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD FINDS THAT A PHYSICIAN HAS ENGAGED IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE PHYSICIAN AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO DELETE THE CAP ON THE AMOUNT OF COSTS OF A DISCIPLINARY HEARING THAT MAY BE ASSESSED TO A LICENSEE BY THE BOARD; TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-32, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PHYSICIAN WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY REVOKED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRECEDING SECTION SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE HIS OR HER LICENSE REINSTATED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-26-7, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A FELONY FOR A LICENSED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL RELATIONS, WHETHER CONSENSUAL OR NONCONSENSUAL, WITH A PATIENT OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT WHILE A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS WITH THE PATIENT, OR WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE END OF A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-26-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS FROM ENGAGING IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A CURRENT PATIENT OR A KEY THIRD PARTY AND CERTAIN FORMER PATIENTS AND KEY THIRD PARTIES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-26-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IS CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SECTION 73-26-7, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD FINDS THAT A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT HAS ENGAGED IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-27-21, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A FELONY FOR A LICENSED PODIATRIST TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL RELATIONS, WHETHER CONSENSUAL OR NONCONSENSUAL, WITH A PATIENT OF THE PODIATRIST WHILE A PODIATRIST-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS WITH THE PATIENT, OR WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE END OF A PODIATRIST-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-27-23, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT PODIATRISTS FROM ENGAGING IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A CURRENT PATIENT OR A KEY THIRD PARTY AND CERTAIN FORMER PATIENTS AND KEY THIRD PARTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 73-27-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ENGAGING IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IS GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST A PODIATRIST BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PODIATRIST IS CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SECTION 73-27-21, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE PODIATRIST AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD FINDS THAT A PODIATRIST HAS ENGAGED IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE PODIATRIST AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO AMEND SECTION 73-27-16, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY PODIATRIST WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY REVOKED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRECEDING SECTION SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE HIS OR HER LICENSE REINSTATED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-71-38, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A FELONY FOR A LICENSED ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL RELATIONS, WHETHER CONSENSUAL OR NONCONSENSUAL, WITH A PATIENT OF THE ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER WHILE AN ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS WITH THE PATIENT, OR WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE END OF AN ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 73-71-38.1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONERS FROM ENGAGING IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A CURRENT PATIENT OR A KEY THIRD PARTY AND CERTAIN FORMER PATIENTS AND KEY THIRD PARTIES; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-33, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ENGAGING IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT IS GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST AN ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-35, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF AN ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER IS CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SECTION 73-71-38, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD FINDS THAT AN ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER HAS ENGAGED IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO AMEND SECTION 73-71-49, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT ANY ACUPUNCTURE PRACTITIONER WHOSE LICENSE HAS BEEN PERMANENTLY REVOKED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE PRECEDING SECTION SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO HAVE HIS OR HER LICENSE REINSTATED; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-58-9, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IT IS A FELONY FOR A LICENSED RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT TO ENGAGE IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY, WHETHER CONSENSUAL OR NONCONSENSUAL, WITH A PATIENT OF THE RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT WHILE A RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP EXISTS WITH THE PATIENT, OR WITHIN TWELVE MONTHS AFTER THE END OF A RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT-PATIENT RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PATIENT; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-58-11, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANTS FROM ENGAGING IN SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A CURRENT PATIENT OR A KEY THIRD PARTY AND CERTAIN FORMER PATIENTS AND KEY THIRD PARTIES; TO CREATE NEW SECTION 41-58-13, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT IF A RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT IS CONVICTED OF VIOLATING SECTION 41-58-9, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE BOARD FINDS THAT A RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT HAS ENGAGED IN PROHIBITED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT, THE BOARD SHALL PERMANENTLY REVOKE THE LICENSE OF THE RADIOLOGIST ASSISTANT AND THE LICENSE MAY NEVER BE REINSTATED; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Jeffrey C. Smith

  Sponsor

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

In the House of Representatives Jan 5 – Jan 31

1. Jan 5Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
2. Jan 31Died in committee in the House