CHAPTER NUMBER: 132
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Harris and Hollinger
- Entitled:
-
Health - General - Nursing Referral Service Agencies - Licensing
Requiring a nursing referral service agency to obtain a license from
the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene prior to operating
specified agencies; requiring specified applicants to meet specified
requirements; requiring specified agencies to institute a complaint
investigation process; requiring a nursing referral service agency to
apply for a criminal history records check or request a background
check; requiring the Department to issue a license under specified
circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/6
- First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 2/18
- Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/19
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
- 3/22
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/23
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 4/8
- Senate Concur - House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 4/27
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 132
House Action
- 3/23
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 3/24
- Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (141-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
- CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
- CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
- EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
- FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
- HOME CARE SERVICES -see also- RESPITE CARE
- INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
- INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- NOTICES
- NURSES
- PENALTIES
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Business Regulation
- (
9-101
)
- Health - General
- (
19-401 ,
19-4A-01 ,
19-4B-01 ,
19-4B-02 ,
19-4B-03 ,
19-4B-04 ,
19-4B-05 ,
19-4B-06
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- Senate
- Number: 554338/01 (PDF) Offered on: March 22, 2004 at:
8:36 p.m. Status: Adopted
- House
- Number: 206282/01 (PDF) Offered on: April 7, 2004 at:
10:39 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- March 23, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- April 8, 2004: Third Reading Passed (44-0)
- House
- April 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (141-0)