CHAPTER NUMBER: 217
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 690
- Sponsored By:
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Delegates Hammen, Klausmeier, Boutin, Nathan-Pulliam,
Guns, Stern, Morhaim, Frush,
Hubbard, Elliott, Schisler, Sher, Redmer, Mohorovic, Cane, Oaks, and
Stull
- Entitled:
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Nursing Homes - Quality Assurance
Requiring a nursing home, by January 1, 2001, to establish and
implement a quality assurance program that meets specified
requirements and is approved by the Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene; requiring a nursing home, by September 1, 2000, to designate
a qualified individual to coordinate and manage the program; requiring
a nursing home to establish a Quality Assurance Committee that must
follow specified guidelines; requiring the designation of a medical
director; etc.
House Action
- 2/10
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- Hearing 2/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/21
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Environmental Matters
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 3/24
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- 4/2
- House Concur - Senate Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (141-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- 5/11
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 217
Senate Action
- 3/27
- First Reading Finance
- 3/28
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- 4/2
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
- Sponsored by:
- Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
- Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34
- Delegate Rudolph C. Cane, District 37A
- Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
- Delegate Barbara Frush, District 21
- Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23
- Delegate Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
- Delegate Jacob J. Mohorovic, Jr., District 7
- Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
- Delegate Alfred W. Redmer, Jr., District 8
- Delegate Kenneth D. Schisler, District 37B
- Delegate Tod David Sher, District 14A
- Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
- Delegate Paul S. Stull, District 4A
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISCLOSURE
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- LICENSES -see also- ALCOHOLIC BEV LIC; DRIVERS' LICENSES
- NOTICES
- NURSES
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
- RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
- REPORTS
- RULES AND REGULATIONS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
19-1401 ,
19-1402 ,
19-1403 ,
19-1404 ,
19-1405 ,
19-1406 ,
19-1407 ,
19-1408 ,
19-1409 ,
19-1410 ,
19-1411 ,
19-1412 ,
19-1413 ,
19-1414 ,
19-1415
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
- House
- Number: 490114/1 (PDF) Offered on: March 21, 2000 at:
11:10 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Senate
- Number: 667676/2 (PDF) Offered on: April 4, 2000 at:
11:48 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 24, 2000: Third Reading Passed (139-0)
- April 2, 2000: Third Reading Passed (141-0)
- Senate
- April 4, 2000: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
