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Legislation


2005 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 250

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Sponsored By:
Senator Hollinger (Chair, Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee) and Senators Britt, Brochin, Colburn, Conway, Dyson, Greenip, Grosfeld, Pinsky, Harris, and Kittleman
Entitled:
Public Health - Medical Laboratories - Inspection, Information Sharing, and Whistleblower Protection

Synopsis:

Requiring that inspections of medical laboratories be unannounced; authorizing the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct announced inspections; authorizing employees of medical laboratories to disclose specified information to the Secretary; requiring the Secretary to develop and disseminate a document informing persons who work in a medical laboratory of the manner in which to report; requiring the posting of the document in a conspicuous place; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/26
First Reading Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Hearing 2/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2/28

Favorable with Amendments Report by Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/2
Third Reading Passed (45-0)
4/9
Special Order later today (Senator Hollinger) Adopted
Senate Refuses to Concur - House Amendments
Senate Requests House Recede
Conference Committee Appointed ...
Senators Conway, Britt, and Hollinger
House Action
3/3
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/9
Re-assigned Economic Matters & Health and Government Operations
3/22
Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.
4/9
Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/7
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (136-0)

Sponsored by:

Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Jim Brochin, District 42
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator Roy P. Dyson, District 29
Ed., Health, & Environmental Affairs Com, Chairman
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator Sharon M. Grosfeld, District 18
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Paul G. Pinsky, District 22

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
DAMAGES
DISCLOSURE
DISCRIMINATION
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
INSPECTIONS -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTION
LABORATORIES
NOTICES
PENALTIES
PRIVACY
REPORTS
STATUTES OF LIMITATION
WORK, LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT -see also- COL BARG; HOLIDAY; etc

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 17-202 , 17-202 , 17-202.2 , 17-202.3 , 17-202.4 , 17-216 , 17-217 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled
Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available
Amendments (Displayed in WordPerfect 8 Format):
Senate
Number: 164935/01 (PDF)     Offered on: February 28, 2005   at: 8:16 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 113595/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 9, 2005   at: 4:58 p.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 2, 2005: Third Reading Passed (45-0)
House
April 7, 2005: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
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