2000 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 146

CHAPTER NUMBER: 238 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 1295
Sponsored By:
Senator Bromwell
Entitled:
Continuing Care Communities - Certificate of Need Exemption - Direct Admission

Synopsis:

Altering the definition of a health care facility to allow a subscriber who has executed a continuing care agreement and paid specified entrance fees before entering the continuing care community to be admitted to a comprehensive care nursing bed, regardless of the level of care needed by the subscriber at the time of admission; providing specified limitations on direct admissions to comprehensive case nursing beds; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/19
First Reading Finance
Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
1/20
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
1/31
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (42-4)
4/7
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (44-3)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 238
House Action
3/23
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/28
Hearing 3/29 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate Dembrow) Adopted
Floor Amendment (Delegate Turner) Rejected
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/6
Motion Special Order after Third Reading calendar (Delegate Malone) Withdrawn
Floor Amendment (Delegate Malone) Adopted (70-56)
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-3)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONTINUING CARE -see also- LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-114 , 19-125.2 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 817475/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2000   at: 11:26 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 133220/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 3:42 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Number: 323822/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 1:16 p.m.     Status: Rejected
Number: 380617/3 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2000   at: 11:34 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2000: Third Reading Passed (42-4)
April 7, 2000: Third Reading Passed (44-3)
House
April 6, 2000: Floor Amendment (Malone) {133220/1 Adopted (70-56)
April 6, 2000: Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-3)