2009 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 499

File Code: Elderly
Sponsored By:
Delegates Robinson, Boteler, Cane, Hecht, Howard, McComas, McDonough, Montgomery, Shewell, Stocksdale, and Walkup
Entitled:
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Health Care Facilities - Database of Terminated Employees

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to establish a database that includes specified information on employees of health care facilities who were terminated for abusing or neglecting a person in a health care facility; requiring the placement of the employee on the database under specified circumstances; authorizing specified health care facilities to have access to the database; 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
2/4
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/11
Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
3/3
Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Barbara Robinson, District 40
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
Delegate Sue Hecht, District 3A
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate Susan K. McComas, District 35B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Tanya T. Shewell, District 5A
Delegate Nancy R. Stocksdale, District 5A
Delegate Mary Roe Walkup, District 36

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Clinics
Developmental Disabilities
Disabilities -see also- Blind; Deaf; Developmental
Elderly Persons
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Home Care Services -see also- Respite Care
Hospices
Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals
Privacy
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation
Work, Labor and Employment -see also- Col Barg; Holiday; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-114 , 19-347.1 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments: None offered