2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 254

CHAPTER NUMBER: 279 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 220
Sponsored By:
The Speaker (By Request - Administration) and Delegates Arnick, Aumann, Barkley, Bartlett, Bates, Bohanan, Boteler, Boutin, Cadden, Cluster, Costa, Cryor, DeBoy, Donoghue, Dumais, Eckardt, Edwards, Elmore, Feldman, Frank, Fulton, Gilleland, Impallaria, Kach, King, Krebs, Leopold, Levy, McComas, McConkey, McDonough, McKee, Miller, Minnick, Moe, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Parrott, Rudolph, Shank, Shewell, Simmons, Stocksdale, Stull, Trueschler, Walkup, and Weir
Entitled:
Department of Human Resources - Disclosure of Information - Hospitals and Birthing Centers

Synopsis:

Allowing disclosure of specified records and reports concerning child abuse or neglect to a licensed practitioner of a hospital or birthing center for the purpose of making discharge decisions concerning a child, when the practitioner suspects that the child may be in danger after discharge based on the practitioner's observation of behavior of the child's parents or immediate family; and requiring the Department of Human Resources to submit a specified report.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Judiciary
Hearing 2/9 at 1:00 p.m.
4/8

Favorable with Amendments Report by Judiciary
4/3
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/4
Third Reading Passed (132-3)
4/7
Returned Passed
Senate Action
4/7
First Reading Senate Rules
4/11
Re-referred Finance
Favorable Report by Finance
4/9
Favorable
Special Order later today (Senator Middleton) Adopted
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
Motion two readings same day Const/Rule 24 (Senator Astle) Adopted
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/10
Signed by the Governor Chapter 279

Sponsored by:

Speaker of the House of Delegates
Administration
Delegate John S. Arnick, District 6
Delegate Susan L. M. Aumann, District 42
Delegate Charles Barkley, District 39
Delegate Joseph R. Bartlett, District 4A
Delegate Gail H. Bates, District 9A
Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate John W. E. Cluster, Jr., District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Jean B. Cryor, District 15
Delegate Steven J. DeBoy, Sr., District 12A
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Adelaide C. Eckardt, District 37B
Delegate George C. Edwards, District 1A
Delegate D. Page Elmore, District 38A
Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Tony E. Fulton, District 40
Delegate Terry R. Gilleland, Jr., District 32
Delegate Rick Impallaria, District 7
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate John R. Leopold, District 31
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Tony McConkey, District 33A
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Robert A. McKee, District 2A
Delegate Warren E. Miller, District 9A
Delegate Joseph J. Minnick, District 6
Delegate Brian R. Moe, District 21
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Joanne S. Parrott, District 35A
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Christopher B. Shank, District 2B
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36
Delegate Michael H. Weir, Jr., District 6

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE
DISCLOSURE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
HUMAN RESOURCES, DEPARTMENT OF
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PREGNANCY
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SOCIAL WORKERS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 88A Department of Human Resources
( 6 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
House
Number: 442212/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 8, 2005   at: 12:15 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
April 4, 2005: Third Reading Passed (132-3)
Senate
April 9, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)