HOUSE BILL 952

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation

Sponsored By:

Delegate Barve

Entitled:

Hospitals - Medical Residency Education Programs - Resident and Intern Duty Hours

Synopsis:

Requiring hospitals that offer medical residency education programs to comply with the duty hour requirements established by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education; requiring that hospitals develop and implement policies to provide medical residents and interns with an opportunity to sleep for a minimum of 4 hours within each 24-hour time period on duty; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/11

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/18

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

3/8

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HIGHER EDUCATION -see also- COMM COLLEGES; MED SCHOOLS; etc.

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

MEDICAL SCHOOLS

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

TIME

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-308.7 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered