2001 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1120

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pitkin, Branch, Clagett, Conroy, Frush, Menes, Moe, Nathan-Pulliam, Rosenberg, and Valderrama
Entitled:
Health Care Facilities - Pain Management - The "Fifth Vital Sign"

Synopsis:

Requiring health care facilities to monitor pain as a vital sign in patients and residents; adding the right to have pain assessed, managed, and treated to the patient's bill of rights for hospitals and related institutions; requiring specified health care facilities to add pain management to any patient's bill of rights distributed; requiring health care facilities to implement a pain management training program developed by the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; 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 Joan B. Pitkin, District 23
Delegate Talmadge Branch, District 45
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Pauline H. Menes, District 21
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 42
Delegate David M. Valderrama, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE
EDUCATION -see also- DRIVER ED; HIGHER ED; SPECIAL ED; etc
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
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