CHAPTER NUMBER: 426 
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 946  
- Sponsored By: 
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Senators Grosfeld, Astle, Britt, Conway, Della, Dyson, Exum,
Forehand, Frosh, Garagiola, Giannetti, Gladden, Hollinger, Hooper,
Jones, Kelley, Lawlah, McFadden, Middleton, Pinsky, Ruben, and
Teitelbaum
 
- Entitled: 
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Money Follows the Individual Accountability Act
 
Requiring a nursing facility to refer a resident to the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene or its designee for assistance in obtaining
home- and community-based services; requiring the Department or its
designee to review quarterly assessments to identify individuals
indicating a preference to live in the community; requiring the
Department or its designee to provide specified residents with
information and assistance, including assistance in moving from a
nursing facility to a community-based setting; etc.
Senate Action
- 2/6
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/11
 - Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/13
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/8
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/10
 - Third Reading Passed (46-0)
 - 4/5
 - Senate Concur - House Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (44-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 - 5/11
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 426
 
House Action
- 3/11
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 3/17
 - Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/2
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/3
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (139-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
 - Senator John C. Astle, District 30
 - Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
 - Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
 - Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
 - Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
 - Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
 - Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
 - Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
 - Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
 - Senator John A. Giannetti, Jr., District 21
 - Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41
 - Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
 - Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
 - Senator Verna L. Jones, District 44
 - Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
 - Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
 - Senator Nathaniel J. McFadden, District 45
 - Senator Thomas McLain Middleton, District 28
 - Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22
 - Senator Ida G. Ruben, District 20
 - Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - COMMUNITY FACILITIES AND SERVICES
 - CONTINUING CARE -see also- LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES
 - ELDERLY PERSONS
 - HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HOME CARE SERVICES -see also- RESPITE CARE
 - LONG TERM CARE -see also- CONTINUING CARE; NURSING HOMES
 - MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
 - NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
 - PATIENTS
 - PUBLIC INFORMATION
 - RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
 - REPORTS
 - SOCIAL WORKERS
 
- Bill affects the following Statute:
 -   Health - General
 - (
 15-135 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF) 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
 - Amendments:
- Senate
 - Number: 237677/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 8, 2004       at:
8:34 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 - House 
 - Number: 316883/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 5, 2004       at:
12:39 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
 - March 10, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (46-0)
 - April 5, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (44-0)
 - House 
 - April 3, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (139-0)