2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 748

CHAPTER NUMBER: 216 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 698
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hammen, Boutin, Klausmeier, Nathan-Pulliam, Guns, Stern, Redmer, Hubbard, Elliott, Schisler, Frush, Stull, Morhaim, Cane, and Mohorovic
Entitled:
Nursing Homes - Quality of Care Oversight

Synopsis:

Establishing an Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to report to the Oversight Committee twice annually; requiring the Oversight Committee to submit an annual report to the Governor and General Assembly; requiring the Deputy Secretary of Health Care Financing to report annually to the Oversight Committee; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (141-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 216
Senate Action
3/23
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 Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
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 Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
REPORTS
SUNSET
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-1410 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 710716/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2000   at: 11:15 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2000: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
Senate
April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)