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Legislation


2007 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 837

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Prior Year Introduction As: SB 535/06
Sponsored By:
Senator Gladden
Entitled:
Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program

Synopsis:

Requiring hospitals and nursing facilities to establish a health care associated infection prevention and control program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with specified groups and stakeholders, to develop a system regarding the reporting of specified health care-associated infections; requiring the Department to make a specified report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2007; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Senate Action
2/19
First Reading Senate Rules
2/21
Re-referred Finance
3/6
Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Unfavorable Report by Finance
House Action
No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Diseases -see also- AIDS; Rabies
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care
Patients
Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-308.9 )

Documents:

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