2001 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 769

CHAPTER NUMBER: 427 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 626
Sponsored By:
Senator Collins
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

Senate Action
2/7
First Reading Senate Rules
2/14
Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs
2/16
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/19
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
3/20
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (45-1)
4/2
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Hollinger, Collins, and Harris
4/7
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (44-1)
4/6
Passed Enrolled
5/15
Signed by the Governor Chapter 427
House Action
3/19
First Reading Environmental Matters
3/28
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
3/30
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/31
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (135-4)
4/3
House Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Hammen, Redmer, and Nathan-Pulliam
4/6
Conference Committee Report Adopted
Third Reading Passed (129-1)
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 , 19-2002 )
Health Occupations
( 8-507 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 284134/1 (PDF)     Offered on: March 20, 2001   at: 11:09 a.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 090919/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 4, 2001   at: 11:27 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Conference Committee Documents::
Report Number: 273923/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:08 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Amendment Number: 113720/1 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2001   at: 11:09 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 22, 2001: Third Reading Passed (45-1)
April 7, 2001: Third Reading Passed (44-1)
House
March 31, 2001: Third Reading Passed (135-4)
April 6, 2001: Third Reading Passed (129-1)