CHAPTER NUMBER: 296 
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Senators Hollinger and Kittleman
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
The Sara Hohne Patient Protection Act
 
Allowing a hospital to discharge a patient under specified conditions;
authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to impose a
civil money penalty under specified circumstances; etc.
Senate Action
- 1/31
 - First Reading Finance
 - 2/2
 - Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/24
 
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 3/23
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/28
 - Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 - 4/8
 - Senate Concur - House Amendment
 -      Third Reading Passed (47-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
House Action
- 3/27
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 4/4
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 4/5
 - Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/9
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/6
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (130-0)
 
Action after passage in Senate and House
- 5/10
 - Signed by the Governor Chapter 296
 
Sponsored by:
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
 - Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
 - APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW
 - ASSISTED LIVING -see also- GROUP HOMES
 - HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
 - NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
 - PATIENTS
 - PENALTIES
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Health - General
 - (
 19-308.8 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
 - Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
 Senate
- Number: 127172/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2005      at:
1:24 p.m.      Status: Adopted
 
House 
- Number: 536480/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005       at:
12:44 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 Senate
- March 28, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 - April 8, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)
 
House 
- April 6, 2005: Third Reading Passed  (130-0)