2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 268

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Hubbard, Conroy, Costa, Kullen, and Taylor
Entitled:
Mortality and Quality Review Committee - Serious Incidents

Synopsis:

Renaming the Mortality Review Committee the Mortality and Quality Review Committee; requiring the Committee to make findings and recommendations on the prevention of serious incidents and specified systemic quality assurance needs; allowing the Committee to authorize a follow-up review; requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to develop an analysis of data on serious incidents; requiring that the analysis be provided to the Committee once every 6 months; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/26
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/28
Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Mary A. Conroy, District 23A
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DEATH -see also- ADVANCE MEDICAL DIRECTIVES; WRONGFUL DEATH.
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
MENTAL HEALTH
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 5-801 , 5-802 , 5-803 , 5-804 , 5-805 , 5-806 , 5-806 , 5-807 , 5-808 , 5-809 , 5-810 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note: Not available at this time
Amendments: None offered