1999 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 203

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 361
Sponsored By:
Senator Kasemeyer
Entitled:
Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Comprehensive Care Nursing Beds

Synopsis:

Altering the number of comprehensive care nursing beds a continuing care community may maintain to qualify for an exemption from a certificate of need; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue a certain report to the General Assembly and to the Governor on or before January 1, 2001; revising certain terminology; and generally relating to comprehensive care nursing beds and exemptions from certificate of need requirements for continuing care communities.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
2/1
First Reading Finance
2/3
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/12

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House Action
3/17
First Reading Environmental Matters
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONTINUING CARE -see also- LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
REPORTS -see also- RECORDS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-101 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 797068/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 1999   at: 8:27 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 17, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)