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)