2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 626

CHAPTER NUMBER: 428 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 769
Sponsored By:
Delegate Hammen
Entitled:
Nursing Staff Agencies - Quality Oversight and Improvement

Synopsis:

Transferring oversight of nursing staff agencies from the Board of Nursing to the Office of Health Care Quality; providing for the licensing of nursing staff agencies by the Office; authorizing the Office to conduct inspections of nursing staff agencies to verify compliance with the Act; requiring the Office to ensure that specified procedures are used in each nursing staff agency; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/7
First Reading Environmental Matters
Hearing 2/22 at 1:00 p.m.
2/14
Hearing cancelled
2/28
Hearing 3/12 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (129-2)
4/3
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Hammen, Redmer, and Nathan-Pulliam
4/5
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (131-2)
4/7
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 428
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/5
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Hollinger, Collins, and Harris
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES -see also- ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DISCLOSURE
EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
FINES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
NURSES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
PENALTIES
REGISTRATION -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-2001 , 19-2001 , 19-2002 )
Health Occupations
( 8-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 640012/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 23, 2001   at: 11:31 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 074932/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2001   at: 8:23 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 033227/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 10:37 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 533726/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 10:38 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (129-2)
April 5, 2001: Third Reading Passed (131-2)
Senate
April 3, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 7, 2001: Third Reading Passed (47-0)