2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 843

CHAPTER NUMBER: 694
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Delegates Love, Cardin, Costa, Kipke, Lafferty, Montgomery, Simmons, Stein, V. Turner, Kullen, Pena-Melnyk, Nathan-Pulliam, Morhaim, Donoghue, Kach, McDonough, Benson, Tarrant, and Oaks
Entitled:
Continuing Care Retirement Communities - Internal Grievance Procedure and Mediation

Synopsis:

Adding to the requirements for a continuing care retirement community's internal grievance procedure; shortening the time frame within which specified subscribers have the right to meet with management of a provider; authorizing subscribers and providers to seek specified mediation services within a specified time after the conclusion of a specified internal grievance procedure; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

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.
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/22
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/5
Returned Passed
Senate Action
3/27
First Reading Finance
4/1
Hearing 4/7 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable Report by Finance
4/5
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/6
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 694

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mary Ann E. Love, District 32
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Stephen W. Lafferty, District 42
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Luiz R. S. Simmons, District 17
Delegate Dana Stein, District 11
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
Continuing Care -see also- Long Term Care; Nursing Homes
Elderly Persons
Investigations and Inquiries -see also- Crim Bckgrnd Invest.
Mediation -see also- Arbitration
Ombudsmen
Reports

Bill affects the following Statute:

Human Services
( 10-428 )

Documents:

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: 346085/01     Offered on: March 25, 2009   at: 10:35 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 23, 2009: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 6, 2009: Third Reading Passed (47-0)