CHAPTER NUMBER: 345
EMERGENCY BILL
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegate Hammen
- Entitled:
-
Nursing Facilities - Maryland Medical Assistance Program - Payment
for Reserved Beds
Altering the time period requirement governing a leave of absence from
a nursing facility; repealing the requirement that the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene make a specified payment to a nursing
facility for a reserved bed; providing that a payment from the
Department to a nursing facility for a reserved bed may not include
payment for nursing services; providing that the Act applies
retroactively to July 1, 2002; making the Act an emergency measure;
etc.
House Action
- 2/14
- First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations
- 2/27
- Re-referred Health and Government Operations
- 3/5
- Hearing 3/11 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/14
- Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
- 3/17
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/19
- Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/13
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 345
Senate Action
- 3/20
- First Reading Finance
- 3/21
- Hearing 3/27 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/2
- Favorable Report by Finance
- 3/31
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/1
- Third Reading Passed (46-0)
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
- LEAVE
- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
- NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
- PATIENTS
- Bill affects the following Statute:
- Health - General
- (
15-117
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- House
- March 19, 2003: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
- Senate
- April 1, 2003: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
