Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 4, 2025. The 2025 session has ended.
2025 Regular Session
House Bill 1342
Physicians; certain physicians must complete CME in cultural competence and implicit bias to receive renewal license.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 73-25-14, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE PHYSICIANS AND OSTEOPATHS WHO PRACTICE IN THE AREA OF GENERAL PRACTICE, PEDIATRICS, OBSTETRICS, OR GYNECOLOGY TO INCLUDE EVIDENCE OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND IMPLICIT BIAS AMONG THE HOURS OF CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION REQUIRED BY THE STATE BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE WHEN SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF HIS OR HER LICENSE; TO DEFINE CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND IMPLICIT BIAS; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD TO VERIFY THAT THE APPLICANT HAS MET SUCH REQUIREMENT BEFORE ISSUING THE RENEWAL LICENSE; 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
Sponsor
Its course
January 20 to February 4, 2025, 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 20 to Feb 4 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 20 to Feb 4 · 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 20 – Feb 4
- Jan 20Referred to the House committees on Public Health and Human Services and on Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
- Feb 4Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 20Referred To Public Health and Human Services;Accountability, Efficiency, TransparencyHouse of Representatives
- Feb 4Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives