2000 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 749

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 688
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hammen, Klausmeier, Boutin, Nathan-Pulliam, Frush, Hubbard, Owings, Stull, Morhaim, Cane, Mohorovic, and Sher
Entitled:
Nursing Homes - Quality of Care - Inspections

Synopsis:

Requiring the Office of Health Care Quality in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make a site visit and a full survey of each licensed nursing home at least two times per year; exempting specified nursing homes from specified site visits and surveys under specified circumstances; and requiring all surveys to be unannounced.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/10
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
3/24
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/1
Returned Passed
5/19
Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed
Senate Action
3/27
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 Barbara Frush, District 21
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 George W. Owings, III, District 27B
Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
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: 750016/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 21, 2000   at: 11:16 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 24, 2000: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)