2006 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 78

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Prior Year Introduction As: HB 199/05 - HGO Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 135
Sponsored By:
Delegates Pendergrass, Kaiser, Madaleno, Cryor, Trueschler, Dumais, Frush, Heller, Sossi, Ramirez, F. Turner, Bobo, Bronrott, Cadden, G. Clagett, DeBoy, Levy, Nathan-Pulliam, Barve, Benson, Boteler, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, Hubbard, Kach, Kohl, Kullen, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Health Care-Associated Infection Information

Synopsis:

Requiring a comparable evaluation system established by the Maryland Health Care Commission to include health care-associated infection information from hospitals; requiring the system to adhere, to the extent possible, to recommendations regarding public reporting of health care-associated infections; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
7/22
Pre-filed
1/11
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/18
Hearing 1/26 at 11:00 a.m.
1/31
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/8
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
Senate Action
2/9
First Reading Finance
3/15
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable Report by Finance
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (33-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/26
Governor vetoed - Duplicative

Sponsored by:

Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate William A. Bronrott, District 16
Delegate Joan Cadden, District 31
Delegate Galen R. Clagett, District 3A
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 Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Sheryl Davis Kohl, District 34A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Murray D. Levy, District 28
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
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 Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Richard A. Sossi, District 36
Delegate John G. Trueschler, District 42
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
PATIENTS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-134 )

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: 826682/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 3, 2006   at: 12:49 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 8, 2006: Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (33-0)