l9n/ Mississippi

2018 Regular Session

House Bill 1165

Physician Protection Act of 2018; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Judiciary A Committee on January 30, 2018. The 2018 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE "PHYSICIAN PROTECTION ACT OF 2018"; TO CREATE THE POSITIONS OF HEARING OFFICERS FOR THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE; TO STATE THE POLICY CONCERNING THE DUTIES OF THE HEARING OFFICERS; TO PROVIDE THAT HEARING OFFICERS WILL REVIEW CASES FROM THE LAST THREE YEARS TO CORRECT ACTIONS OF THE BOARD; TO REQUIRE ALL MEMBERS OF THE BOARD TO ANNUALLY OBTAIN SIX HOURS OF TRAINING IN JUDICIAL AND DISCIPLINARY PROCESS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 73-25-27, 73-25-28, 73-25-29, 73-25-30 AND 73-25-31, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE WILL APPOINT THREE IMPARTIAL HEARING OFFICERS TO CONDUCT DISCIPLINARY HEARINGS IN LIEU OF THE BOARD; TO AUTHORIZE MEDICAL LICENSEES TO HAVE THEIR DISCIPLINARY MATTERS HEARD BY A HEARING OFFICER RATHER THAN THE BOARD; TO PROVIDE THAT LICENSEES MAY ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ALLEGATIONS WHILE RETAINING THE RIGHT TO A HEARING AND APPEAL; TO INCREASE THE STANDARD OF PROOF TO CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE IN ORDER TO FIND A LICENSEE GUILTY OF AN OFFENSE; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD WILL AFFIRM OR REJECT THE HEARING OFFICER'S DETERMINATION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

1 co-sponsor

Becky Currie

Its course

January 15 to January 30, 2018, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action2 actions on 2 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days

Judiciary AJan 15 to Jan 30 · stopped15 days

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 15 – Jan 30

  1. Jan 15Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 30Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
  1. Jan 15Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 30Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives