Legislation

Title: Hospitals - Designation of Lay Caregivers
Sponsored by: Senators Kelley, Astle, Benson, Feldman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Status: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring a hospital to provide a patient or the legal guardian of a patient with an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver before the patient is discharged from the hospital; requiring a hospital to document the decision to not designate a lay caregiver by a patient or the legal guardian of a patient in the patient's medical record; authorizing the patient or the legal guardian of the patient to change the designation of a lay caregiver in the event the lay caregiver becomes incapacitated; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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

Details

Cross-filed with: HB1277

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2016

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/26/2016 Legislative Date 1/27/2016 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/27/2016 Legislative Date 1/27/2016 Action Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/17/2016 Legislative Date 2/18/2016 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2016 Legislative Date 2/19/2016 Action Favorable with Amendments {997370/1 Report Adopted Proceedings 27
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2016 Legislative Date 2/19/2016 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 27
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/23/2016 Legislative Date 2/23/2016 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 29
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/24/2016 Legislative Date 2/24/2016 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings 31
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/09/2016 Legislative Date 3/09/2016 Action Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/25/2016 Legislative Date 3/28/2016 Action Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2016 Legislative Date 3/24/2016 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 56
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/29/2016 Legislative Date 3/24/2016 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 56
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/30/2016 Legislative Date 3/25/2016 Action Third Reading Passed (137-0) Proceedings 57
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/31/2016 Legislative Date 3/27/2016 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 56
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/10/2016 Legislative Date 5/10/2016 Action Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/26/2016	1/27/2016	First Reading Finance
Senate	1/27/2016	1/27/2016	Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/17/2016	2/18/2016	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
Senate	2/19/2016	2/19/2016	Favorable with Amendments {997370/1 Report Adopted	27
Senate	2/19/2016	2/19/2016	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	27
Senate	2/23/2016	2/23/2016	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	29
House	2/24/2016	2/24/2016	First Reading Health and Government Operations	31
House	3/09/2016	3/09/2016	Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/25/2016	3/28/2016	Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/29/2016	3/24/2016	Favorable Report Adopted	56
House	3/29/2016	3/24/2016	Second Reading Passed	56
House	3/30/2016	3/25/2016	Third Reading Passed (137-0)	57
Senate	3/31/2016	3/27/2016	Returned Passed	56
Post Passage	5/10/2016	5/10/2016	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 376

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/19/2016	Amendments Senate - (Finance) {997370/01 Adopted
1/27/2016	Text - First - Hospitals - Designation of Lay Caregivers
2/19/2016	Text - Third - Hospitals - Designation of Lay Caregivers
5/20/2016	Text - Chapter - Hospitals - Designation of Lay Caregivers
2/18/2016	Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance
2/23/2016	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) - 02/23/16
3/25/2016	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (137-0) - 03/25/16

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