2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 30

File Code: Public Health
Sponsored By:
Delegates Bobo and Manno
Entitled:
Health Care Decisions Counseling - Workgroup

Synopsis:

Requiring the counsel for Health Decisions Policy in the Office of the Attorney General to convene a workgroup to study and make recommendations related to end-of-life counseling and hospice care; providing for the membership of the workgroup; requiring the workgroup to examine specified issues; and requiring the Council report the workgroup's findings to the Senate Finance Committee and the House Health and Government Operations Committee on or before December 31, 2009.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
10/3
Pre-filed
1/14
First Reading Health and Government Operations
Hearing 1/27 at 1:00 p.m.
1/21
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 1/27 at 2:00 p.m.
3/10
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/11
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/13
Third Reading Passed (133-0)
Senate Action
3/16
First Reading Finance
3/18
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

Sponsored by:

Delegate Elizabeth Bobo, District 12B
Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Attorney General
Committees and Commissions -see also- Political Committees
Counselors -see also- Social Workers
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Hospices
Nurses
Patients
Physician Assistants
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Reports

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 876583/01     Offered on: March 11, 2009   at: 12:12 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
March 13, 2009: Third Reading Passed (133-0)