Legislation

Title: Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights
Sponsored by: Senators Benson, Guzzone, King, Lee, Manno, Muse, Raskin, and Salling
Status: In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide specified patients with a translator or an interpreter to provide specified assistance to the patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas of the hospital; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0587

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/05/2016 Legislative Date 2/05/2016 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/10/2016 Legislative Date 2/10/2016 Action Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/07/2016 Legislative Date 4/08/2016 Action Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/05/2016	2/05/2016	First Reading Finance
Senate	2/10/2016	2/10/2016	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	4/07/2016	4/08/2016	Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/09/2016	Text - First - Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights
4/08/2016	Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance

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