2006 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 117

CHAPTER NUMBER: 70 File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Chairman, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Office of the Inspector General - Health Program Integrity and Recovery Act

Synopsis:

Establishing the Office of the Inspector General in the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; providing for the authority, duties, and powers of the Office; providing a person with civil immunity under specified circumstances; prohibiting health care providers from taking retaliatory actions against specified employees under specified circumstances; defining terms; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/16
First Reading Finance
Motion Rules Suspended Referred (Senator Green) Adopted
Referred Finance
1/18
Hearing 2/2 at 1:45 p.m.
1/23
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
3/14
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/15
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/17
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
House Action
3/17
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/22
Hearing 3/28 at 1:00 p.m.
4/4
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/31
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/1
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 70

Sponsored by:

Finance Comm., Chairman
Departmental
Health & Mental Hygiene, Department of

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AUDITORS AND AUDITS
CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CORPORATIONS -see also- MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS
COURTS -see also- CIRCUIT; APPEALS; DISTRICT; ORPHANS'; etc.
FRAUD -see also- FORGERY
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- MAN CARE ORGS
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HEALTH PLANNING AND COST REVIEW
HEARINGS
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
LIABILITY -see also- GOOD SAMARITAN
MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS -see also- HEALTH MAINT ORGS
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
NOTICES
PENALTIES
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
RULES AND REGULATIONS
STATUTES OF LIMITATION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 2-501 , 2-502 , 2-503 , 2-504 , 2-505 )

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):
Senate
Number: 557675/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 15, 2006   at: 12:14 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 17, 2006: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 1, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)