2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1012

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegate Kach
Entitled:
Nursing Homes - Undercover Patients

Synopsis:

Authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to use an undercover patient to conduct a quality care evaluation of a nursing home when there is a specified deficiency in the nursing home; providing that the undercover patient may be an employee of the Department or may contract with the Department; providing that an undercover patient is immune from civil liability under specified circumstances; providing that the use of an undercover patient is an intermediate sanction; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/11
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/2
Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Senate Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
PATIENTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-1401 , 19-1405.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered