HB1610 - Licensing boards; prohibit from disciplinary or threatening discipline of health care providers for exercising free speech rights.

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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.