2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 863

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Shriver and Donoghue
Entitled:
Health Care Facilities - Pain Management

Synopsis:

Requiring health care facilities to monitor pain in patients and residents as an additional vital sign; requiring specified documentation by health care facilities; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations; requiring specified health care facilities to add pain management to a patient's bill of rights or similar document; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/9
First Reading Environmental Matters
2/21
Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters
Senate Action
No Action
Sponsored by:
Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
HUMAN RIGHTS
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
PATIENTS
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Health - General
( 19-3C-01 , 19-342 , 19-343 , 19-353 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered