SENATE BILL 535

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 966

Sponsored By:

Senators Hollinger and Gladden

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 prevention 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

Senate Action

2/3

First Reading Finance

2/15

Hearing 3/2 at 1:00 p.m.

2/22

Hearing cancelled

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

3/24

Unfavorable Report by Finance

House Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, District 41

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