HOUSE BILL 1188

File Code: Health Occupations

Sponsored By:

Delegates Valderrama, Petzold, and Vallario

Entitled:

Hospitals - Termination of Employees - Prohibition

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a hospital from terminating the employment of an employee of the hospital without good cause; authorizing a terminated employee to appeal a termination decision to the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring the employee, before appealing the termination decision, to exhaust any grievance procedure within the hospital; authorizing the employee to appeal the termination decision to the Secretary if the hospital does not render a final decision within a specified period of time; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

3/5

First Reading House Rules

3/15

Re-referred Environmental Matters

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.

3/27

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26

Delegate Carol Stoker Petzold, District 19

Delegate Joseph F. Vallario, Jr., District 27A

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

FINES

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- LEAVE; O.T.; SALARIES.

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-360.1 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered