Legislation

Title: Nursing Homes - COVID-19 and Other Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Visitation (The Gloria Daytz Lewis Act)
Sponsored by: Delegate Lehman
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 789
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)

Synopsis

Requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop certain guidelines relating to the restrictions on personal and compassionate care visitation that a nursing home may impose to reduce the spread of COVID-19 or another disease that constitutes a catastrophic health emergency; declaring that it is the intent of the General Assembly that during a catastrophic health emergency visitation in nursing homes be prioritized to balance the physical needs of the residents with the mental and spiritual needs of the residents; etc.

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

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

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Emergency Bill

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): Upon Enactment

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action First Reading Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2021 Legislative Date 2/05/2021 Action Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Nursing Homes - COVID-19 - Visitation Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/10/2021 Legislative Date 3/10/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Favorable with Amendments {166187/1 Adopted Proceedings 22 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/11/2021 Legislative Date 3/03/2021 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 22 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Nursing Homes - COVID-19 and Other Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Visitation (The Gloria Daytz Lewis Act) Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/04/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (135-0) Proceedings 23 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/16/2021 Legislative Date 2/25/2021 Action Referred Finance Proceedings 26 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/17/2021 Legislative Date 3/17/2021 Action Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 4/12/2021 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/21/2021 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 46 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/23/2021 Action Third Reading Passed (47-0) Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/12/2021 Legislative Date 3/29/2021 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 48 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/30/2021 Legislative Date 5/30/2021 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 789 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Nursing Homes - COVID-19 and Other Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Visitation (The Gloria Daytz Lewis Act) Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	First Reading Health and Government Operations
House	2/05/2021	2/05/2021	Hearing 2/18 at 1:30 p.m.
			Text - First - Nursing Homes - COVID-19 - Visitation
			Vote - House - Committee - Health and Government Operations	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/10/2021	3/10/2021	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
House	3/11/2021	3/03/2021	Favorable with Amendments {166187/1 Adopted	22 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/11/2021	3/03/2021	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	22 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Nursing Homes - COVID-19 and Other Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Visitation (The Gloria Daytz Lewis Act)
House	3/12/2021	3/04/2021	Third Reading Passed (135-0)	23 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/16/2021	2/25/2021	Referred Finance	26 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/17/2021	3/17/2021	Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	4/12/2021	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Favorable Adopted	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/21/2021	Second Reading Passed	46 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	4/12/2021	3/23/2021	Third Reading Passed (47-0)	48 Click to view Recorded Media
House	4/12/2021	3/29/2021	Returned Passed	48 Click to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/30/2021	5/30/2021	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 789
			Text - Chapter - Nursing Homes - COVID-19 and Other Catastrophic Health Emergencies - Visitation (The Gloria Daytz Lewis Act)

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