Mississippi HB1547 requires nurses to complete human trafficking training and report suspected cases.
Mississippi HB1547, known as the Healing Outreach, Prevention and Education (H.O.P.E.) Act, mandates that all nurses applying for or renewing their licenses must certify completion of one hour of human trafficking training. This training includes a trauma-informed curriculum designed to educate nurses on identifying, responding to, and reporting human trafficking. Nurses are required to report suspected cases of human trafficking involving minors to the Department of Child Protection Services and cases involving adults to appropriate law enforcement authorities under certain conditions.
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