CHAPTER NUMBER: 488
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 689
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Boutin, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam,
Hammen, Hubbard, Frush, Morhaim, Mohorovic,
Oaks, Sher, and Stern
- Entitled:
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Nursing Homes - Sanctions and Penalties
Authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to impose
specified sanctions for specified deficiencies found in nursing homes;
authorizing the Department to appoint an independent nursing home
monitor under specified circumstances; establishing the burden of
proof for the imposition of fines; establishing specified monetary
penalties for specified deficiencies; authorizing the Secretary of
Health and Mental Hygiene to utilize specified monetary fines for
programs to improve the quality of care; etc.
House Action
- 2/9
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 2/16
- Hearing 3/1 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 4/1
- Returned Passed
- 5/11
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 488
Senate Action
- 3/24
- First Reading Finance
- 3/28
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 4/2
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS, OFFICE OF
- APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
- ESCROW ACCOUNTS
- FINES
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEARINGS
- INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
- INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- PENALTIES
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-1401 ,
19-1402 ,
19-1403 ,
19-1404 ,
19-1405 ,
19-1405 ,
19-1406 ,
19-1406 ,
19-1407 ,
19-1407 ,
19-1408 ,
19-1409
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 760819/6 (PDF) Offered on: March 21, 2000 at:
11:09 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 23, 2000: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- Senate
- April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)