HOUSE BILL 894

Sponsored By:

Delegates Owings, Brown, and Boutin

Entitled:

Hospitals - Due Process - Certified Nurse Midwives

Synopsis:

Establishing specified standards by which each hospital may grant clinical and admitting privileges to specified certified nurse midwives; prohibiting a hospital from denying a certified nurse midwife's application for specified privileges on the basis of specified credentials; requiring that due process rights be granted to certified nurse midwives by hospitals; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/8

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/20

Hearing 3/7 at 1:00 p.m.

3/18

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate George W. Owings, III, District 27B

Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34

Delegate Anthony G. Brown, District 25

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

APPEALS -see also- JUDICIAL REVIEW

DISCLOSURE

DISCRIMINATION -see also- SEX DISCRIMINATION

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HEARINGS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES

MIDWIVES

NOTICES

NURSES

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General

( 19-319 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered