2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 507

CHAPTER NUMBER: 142
File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Nathan-Pulliam, Benson, Bromwell, Elliott, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, Montgomery, Morhaim, Riley, Tarrant, Hammen, Pendergrass, Costa, Donoghue, Hubbard, Oaks, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Inmates - Hepatitis C - Counseling and Referral to Medical Home

Synopsis:

Requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, in collaboration with the Department of Human Resources and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, to develop a process to refer inmates with Hepatitis C to the Department of Human Resources or the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene for enrollment in specified programs on or before a specified date; requiring the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services to provide specified counseling to inmates with Hepatitis C; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/4
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/11
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/16
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable Report by Finance
4/3
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/14
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 142

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Counselors -see also- Social Workers
Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Ex-Offenders
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Human Resources, Department of
Medical Assistance
Prisoners -see also- Ex-Offenders
Public Safety and Correctional Services, Department of
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statute:

Correctional Services
( 9-613 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 986183/01     Offered on: March 11, 2009   at: 12:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 13, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)