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)
