2011 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 346

CHAPTER NUMBER: 457
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 384
Sponsored By:
Delegates Donoghue, Costa, Glenn, Haynes, Kach, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Tarrant, V. Turner, Bromwell, Cullison, Elliott, Frank, Hammen, A. Kelly, Kipke, Krebs, McDonough, Morhaim, Murphy, Oaks, Pendergrass, Ready, and Reznik
Entitled:
Health - State Facilities and Residential Centers - Definition of Abuse

Synopsis:

Altering definitions of "abuse" for purposes of specified reporting requirements by specifying that "abuse" does not include actions that comply with State and federal laws and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene policies.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/9
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
3/22

Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/22
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/5
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Passed Enrolled
Senate Action
3/25
First Reading Finance
3/28
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/1
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/2
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (36-10)
Action after passage in House and Senate
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 457

Sponsored by:

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Bonnie Cullison, District 19
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate William J. Frank, District 42
Delegate Cheryl D. Glenn, District 45
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Ariana B. Kelly, District 16
Delegate Nicholaus R. Kipke, District 31
Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Justin Ready, District 5A
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Assault
Developmental Disabilities
Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Mental Health
Patients
Reports
State Employees
State Hospitals
Victims -see also- Criminal Injuries Compensation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 7-1005 , 10-705 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Attorney General Letter: Available
Amendments:
House
Number: 706888/02     Offered on: March 23, 2011   at: 10:10 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 437173/01     Offered on: April 5, 2011   at: 11:57 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
House
Health and Government Operations
Senate
Finance
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 22, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 5, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
April 2, 2011: Third Reading Passed (36-10)