File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 664  
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
Delegates James, Bromwell, Haynes, Oaks, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery,
Nathan-Pulliam, and Pendergrass
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance Program
 
Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop
accountability measures that indicate quality of care or a commitment
to quality of care for use in a pay-for-performance program; requiring
the Department, in consultation with representatives of the nursing
facilities and other stakeholders, to develop accountability measures
to use in the pay-for-performance program that take into account both
performance and improvement; requiring that the accountability
measures be objective and measurable; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/11
 - First Reading Health and Government Operations
 - 2/25
 - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 2/26
 - Hearing cancelled
 -      Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 3/28
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 - 3/25
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 3/26
 - Third Reading Passed (133-0)
 - 4/6
 - House Concur - Senate Amendments
 -      Third Reading Passed (136-0)
 -      Passed Enrolled
 
Senate Action
- 3/28
 - First Reading Finance
 - 4/1
 - Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/7
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
 - 4/5
 - Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/6
 - Third Reading Passed with Amendments (47-0)
 
Action after passage in House  and Senate
- 5/7
 - Approved by the Governor
 -      - Chapter 417
 
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Mary-Dulany James, District 34A
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
 - Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Assessments
 - Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
 - Health Planning and Cost Review
 - Long Term Care -see also- Continuing Care; Nursing Homes
 - Medical Assistance
 - Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care
 - Reimbursement Rates
 - Reports
 - Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees & Taxes; specific tax.
 
Bill affects the following Statute:
-   Health - General
 - (
 19-14B-01 
)
 
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
 First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
 - Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
 Available
 - Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
 House 
- Number: 516180/01     Offered on: March 28, 2009      at:
12:07 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
Senate
- Number: 897670/01     Offered on: April 9, 2009       at:
12:08 p.m.     Status: Adopted
 
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
 House 
- March 26, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (133-0)
 - April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (136-0)
 
Senate
- April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed  (47-0)