HOUSE BILL 665

Sponsored By:

Delegates Arora, Cullison, Hucker, Kramer, Reznik, B. Robinson, Valderrama, Walker, and Wilson

Entitled:

Health and State Government - Falls by Senior Citizens - Awareness and Prevention (Senior Falls Prevention Act)

Synopsis:

Requiring the Governor to proclaim each year the last full week in September as Fall Prevention Awareness Week; and requiring the Secretary of Aging and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, on or before January 1, 2013, to develop a statewide protocol for home safety inspections for senior citizens who are discharged from the hospital following a fall, with the aim of reducing future fall- related readmissions, and to submit the protocol to the General Assembly.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/15

Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m.

3/29

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sam Arora, District 19

Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19

Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20

Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19

Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40

Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Jay Walker, District 26

Delegate C. T. Wilson, District 28

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Aging, Department of

Elderly Persons

Governor

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of

Holidays and Special Dates

Housing -see also- Apartments; Condos; Mobile & Manuf Homes

Inspections -see also- Motor Vehicle Inspection

Patients

Safety -see also- Occupational Safety

Bill affects the following Statute:

State Government

( 13-601 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations