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Requiring, on or before January 1, 2025, each hospital and urgent care center in the State to implement an evidence-based protocol for the early recognition and treatment of a patient with sepsis, severe sepsis, or septic shock that is based on generally acceptable standards of care; requiring a specialty psychiatric hospital to establish a certain process; and requiring hospitals and urgent care centers to require periodic training in the implementation of the protocol for certain staff.

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Original:: Health and Government Operations Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance

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Cross-filed with: SB0332

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2024

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 7/27/2023 Legislative Date 7/27/2023 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/10/2024 Legislative Date 1/10/2024 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/24/2024 Legislative Date 1/24/2024 Action Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/04/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Favorable with Amendments {653427/1 Adopted Proceedings 36BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/05/2024 Legislative Date 2/26/2024 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 36BClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/07/2024 Legislative Date 2/28/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (141-0) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/08/2024 Legislative Date 2/25/2024 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 41 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/28/2024 Legislative Date 3/28/2024 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/29/2024 Legislative Date 3/14/2024 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 59 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/03/2024 Legislative Date 3/18/2024 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 63 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/04/2024 Legislative Date 3/22/2024 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 61 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/16/2024 Legislative Date 5/16/2024 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 922 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	7/27/2023	7/27/2023	Pre-filed
House	1/10/2024	1/10/2024	First Reading Health and Government Operations
			Text - First - Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law)
House	1/24/2024	1/24/2024	Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/04/2024	3/04/2024	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/05/2024	2/26/2024	Favorable with Amendments {653427/1 Adopted	36BClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/05/2024	2/26/2024	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	36BClick to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law)
House	3/07/2024	2/28/2024	Third Reading Passed (141-0)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/08/2024	2/25/2024	Referred Finance	41 Click to view Recorded Media
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/28/2024	3/28/2024	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	3/29/2024	3/14/2024	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	59 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/03/2024	3/18/2024	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	63 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/04/2024	3/22/2024	Returned Passed	61 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/16/2024	5/16/2024	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 922
			Text - Chapter - Hospitals and Urgent Care Centers - Sepsis Protocol (Lochlin's Law)

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