Legislation

Title: Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights
Sponsored by: Senators Benson, Currie, Guzzone, Kagan, Lee, Muse, Salling, Smith, and Young
Status: In the Senate - Withdrawn by Sponsor
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.

Committees

Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Cross-filed with: HB0808

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2017

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2017 Legislative Date 2/03/2017 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2017 Legislative Date 2/03/2017 Action Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/27/2017 Legislative Date 3/27/2017 Action Withdrawn by Sponsor Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	2/03/2017	2/03/2017	First Reading Finance
Senate	2/03/2017	2/03/2017	Hearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/27/2017	3/27/2017	Withdrawn by Sponsor

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