EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
- Sponsored By: 
 - 
 Delegates
 Bromwell, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater,
 Hammen, Hubbard, Hurson, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray,
 Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Smigiel, V. Turner, and
 Weldon
 
- Entitled: 
 - 
 Health - General - Nursing Referral Service Agencies -
 Licensing
 
Authorizing the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to issue,
deny, suspend, or revoke a license for a nursing referral service
agency; requiring a nursing referral service agency to obtain a
license from the Department before operating nursing referral agency
services; requiring a nursing referral services agency to apply for a
criminal history records check or request a background check to screen
licensed health professionals or specified care providers; making the
Act an emergency measure; etc.
House Action
- 2/24
 - First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
 - 3/8
 - Re-referred Health and Government Operations
 - 3/10
 - Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
 - 4/1
 - Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
 -      Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed with Amendments
 - 4/2
 - Third Reading Passed (139-0)
 - 4/9
 - Returned Passed
 - 5/26
 - Governor vetoed - Duplicative
 
Senate Action
- 4/2
 - First Reading Senate Rules
 - 4/9
 - Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/10
 - Favorable Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
 - 4/8
 - Favorable Report Adopted
 -      Second Reading Passed
 - 4/9
 - Third Reading Passed (45-0)
 
- Sponsored by:
 - Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
 - Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
 - Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
 - Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
 - Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
 - Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
 - Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
 - Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
 - Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
 - Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
 - Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
 - Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
 - Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
 - Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
 - Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
 - Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
 - Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
 - Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
 - Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
 - Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
 - Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
 - Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
 - Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
 
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
 - CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
 - CONTRACTORS -see also- HEATING & COOLING; HOME IMPROVEMENT
 - CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS -see also- PENALTIES; SENTENCES; etc.
 - CRIMINAL BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS
 - EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES
 - FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES
 - FINES
 - FINGERPRINTING
 - HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
 - HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
 - HOME CARE SERVICES -see also- RESPITE CARE
 - LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
 - NOTICES
 - NURSES
 - PENALTIES
 - RULES AND REGULATIONS
 
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
 -   Business Regulation
 - (
 9-101 
)
 -   Health - General
 - (
 19-401 ,
 19-4A-01 ,
 19-4B-01 ,
 19-4B-02 ,
 19-4B-03 ,
 19-4B-04 ,
 19-4B-05 ,
 19-4B-06 
)
 
- Bill Text:
 First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled 
 - Fiscal Note:
 Available (PDF) 
 - Amendments:
- House 
 - Number: 176984/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 1, 2004       at:
11:02 a.m.     Status: Adopted
 
 - Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House 
 - April 2, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (139-0)
 - Senate
 - April 9, 2004: Third Reading Passed  (45-0)
 
 
 
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