HOUSE BILL 966

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 535

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hubbard

Entitled:

Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program

Synopsis:

Requiring hospitals and nursing facilities to establish a health care-associated infection and control program; requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, in consultation with specified groups and stakeholders, to develop a system regarding the reporting of specified health care-associated infections; requiring DHMH to make a specified report to specified committees of the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2006; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/15

Hearing 3/9 at 1:00 p.m.

3/25

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES

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

REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-308.9 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered