2005 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 351

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Donoghue, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Elliott, Frank, Goldwater, Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Medical Laboratories - Whistleblower Protection and Regulation

Synopsis:

Prohibiting a medical laboratory from taking or refusing to take a personnel action as a reprisal against an employee who discloses or threatens to disclose unlawful behavior, refuses to participate in unlawful behavior, or provides information or testimony to public bodies investigating, hearing, or inquiring into unlawful behavior; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
1/28
First Reading Economic Matters & Health and Government Operations
2/9
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/26

Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
3/25
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/26
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
4/8
House Refuses to Concur - Senate Amendments
House Requests Senate Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Delegates Feldman, Krebs, and Donoghue
Senate Action
3/28
First Reading Finance
3/30
Re-assigned Education Health and Environmental Affairs
3/31
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
4/7
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/8
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
4/9
Senate Refuses to Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Conway, Britt, and Hollinger

Sponsored by:

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LABORATORIES
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PRIVACY
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATUTES OF LIMITATION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 17-202 , 17-216 , 17-701 , 17-702 , 17-703 , 17-704 , 17-705 )

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: 343392/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 26, 2005   at: 11:03 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 264433/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005   at: 7:33 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 26, 2005: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed (47-0)