Mississippi House Bill 1156 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Failed on January 30 2018 - 100% progression
Action: 2018-01-30 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

An Act To Be Known As The "nurse Protection Act Of 2018"; To Amend Sections 73-15-17, 73-15-19, 73-15-29 And 73-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That The Mississippi Board Of Nursing Will Appoint Three Impartial Hearing Officers To Conduct Disciplinary Hearings In Lieu Of The Board; To Authorize Nursing 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 Delete The Requirement For Filing A Bond When Appealing A Disciplinary Action Of The Board; And For Related Purposes.

Nurse Protection Act of 2018; create.

Rep. Becky Currie [R]

Rep. Angela Cockerham [I]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-30	House	Died In Committee
2018-01-15	House	Referred To Judiciary A

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2018/pdf/history/HB/HB1156.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2018/html/HB/1100-1199/HB1156IN.htm