2003 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 77

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Prior Year Introduction As: SB 188/02 - FIN
Sponsored By:
Senator Della
Entitled:
Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Notice of Violations of Law to Affected Individuals

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to provide written notice to specified persons if the Secretary finds that a nursing home or assisted living facility has violated specified laws and that a resident has been adversely affected by that violation; requiring the violating nursing home or assisted living facility to pay for the cost of the notice; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/21
First Reading Finance
2/19
Hearing 3/13 at 1:00 p.m.
3/24
Favorable Report by Finance
3/23
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/24
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House Action
3/24
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/26
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
ASSISTED LIVING -see also- GROUP HOMES
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
ELDERLY PERSONS
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
NOTICES
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
RULES AND REGULATIONS
Bill affects the following Statute:
Health - General
( 19-2101 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
Senate
March 24, 2003: Third Reading Passed (47-0)