HOUSE BILL 1142

Sponsored By:

Delegates Kullen, Benson, Bohanan, Costa, Elliott, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Tarrant, and Weldon

Entitled:

Patient Referrals - Imaging and Radiation Therapy Services - Accreditation

Synopsis:

Authorizing health care practitioners to make referrals of patients for magnetic resonance imaging services, radiation therapy services, and computer tomography scan services under specified circumstances; altering specified exceptions to patient referral prohibitions; requiring health care entities that furnish magnetic resonance imaging services, radiation therapy services, and computer tomography scan services to receive accreditation by specified dates; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

2/7

First Reading Health and Government Operations

2/13

Hearing 3/10 at 3:00 p.m.

2/20

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 3/10 at 2:00 p.m.

3/22

Withdrawn

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B

Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24

Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr., District 29B

Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B

Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B

Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14

Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10

Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40

Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Disclosure

Equipment -see also- Motor Vehicle Equipment

Ethics

Health -see also- Mental Health

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Hospitals -see also- Clinics; State Hospitals

Licenses -see also- Alcoholic Bev Lic; Drivers` Licenses

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Radiation

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations

( 1-301 , 1-302 , 1-303 , 1-701 )

Documents:

Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format): First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered