HOUSE BILL 321

Sponsored By:

Delegates Malone, Hammen, Redmer, Klausmeier, Ports, and Dewberry

Entitled:

Continuing Care Communities - Direct Admissions Into Comprehensive Care Nursing Bed - Repeal of Abrogation Provision

Synopsis:

Repealing the abrogation provision relating to definitions for health planning and development that apply to specified health care facilities; and repealing the abrogation provision relating to specified provisions that allow a continuing care community that is exempted from a certificate of need to admit a subscriber directly to a comprehensive care nursing bed if at admission time the subscriber may be transferred to an independent living unit or an assisted living unit.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

1/24

First Reading Environmental Matters

1/30

Hearing 2/7 at 1:00 p.m.

2/18

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

2/19

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/21

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

3/29

Returned Passed

4/9

Signed by the Governor Chapter 57

Senate Action

2/25

First Reading Finance

3/12

Hearing 3/26 at 3:00 p.m.

3/28

Favorable Report by Finance

3/29

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/30

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate James E. Malone, Jr., District 12A

Delegate Thomas E. Dewberry, District 47B

Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46

Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8

Delegate James F. Ports, Jr., District 8

Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8

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 , 19-124 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

House

February 21, 2002: Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Senate

March 30, 2002: Third Reading Passed (46-0)