SENATE BILL 495

Sponsored By:

Senators Teitelbaum, Hollinger, Dyson, and Collins

Entitled:

Health Occupation Boards - Sexual Misconduct

Synopsis:

Requiring health occupation boards to adopt certain regulations prohibiting sexual misconduct; providing a definition of sexual misconduct intended as a minimum standard of conduct; specifying that the commission of sexual misconduct shall serve as a basis for administrative prosecution by health occupation boards; requiring certain reporting by the health occupation boards and the Secretary of the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; and generally relating to sexual misconduct and health occupation boards.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

2/6

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/18

Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.

3/9

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/10

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/12

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

4/9

Return Passed

4/28

Signed by the Governor Chapter 130

House Action

3/13

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/18

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

4/8

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

4/3

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/4

Third Reading Passed (138-0)

Sponsored by:

Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Senator Michael J. Collins, District 6

Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29

Senator Paula Colodny Hollinger, District 11

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

DISCIPLINE

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

REPORTS -see also- RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SEXUAL OFFENSES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations

( 1-212 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):

Senate

March 12, 1998: Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House

April 4, 1998: Third Reading Passed (138-0)