Legislation

Title: Public Health - Care of Medically Fragile Individuals (Channing's Law)
Sponsored by: Senators Lam, Carter, Hayes, Patterson, and Young
Status: In the Senate - Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring the Office of Health Care Quality to establish, by December 31, 2021, a training program and a skills review for nurses who care for medically fragile individuals in the individuals' homes; defining "medically fragile individual" as a person under 21 who has a complex medical condition requiring professional or parental supervision on a 24-hour basis; requiring, beginning January 1, 2022, a nurse who provides care to a medically fragile individual to complete a certain training program before beginning to provide care; etc.

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Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2020

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/03/2020 Legislative Date 2/03/2020 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Public Health - Care of Medically Fragile Individuals (Channing's Law) Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/07/2020 Legislative Date 2/07/2020 Action Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action
Senate	2/03/2020	2/03/2020	First Reading Finance
			Text - First - Public Health - Care of Medically Fragile Individuals (Channing's Law)
Senate	2/07/2020	2/07/2020	Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.

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