HOUSE BILL 1518

Sponsored By:

Delegate Hurson

Entitled:

Health Care - Adverse Patient Safety Events - Reporting and Attorney's Fees for Civil Action

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to require health care facilities licensed and regulated by the Department to establish a patient safety program; authorizing the Secretary to adopt regulations to carry out specified provisions; providing for the components of the patient safety program; providing for specified penalties; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

3/8

First Reading House Rules and Executive Nominations

3/15

Re-referred Health and Government Operations

3/17

Hearing 3/24 at 1:00 p.m.

4/7

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ATTORNEYS

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS

CLINICS

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES

FEES -see also- DEVELOPMENT FEES AND TAXES

FINES

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations

HOSPICES

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

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

NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE

PATIENTS

PENALTIES

PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

REPORTS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-2101 , 19-2102 , 19-2103 , 19-2104 )

Health Occupations

( 1-403 , 14-508 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered