File Code: Public Health
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Costa, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Levi,
Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon
- Entitled:
-
Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial
Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to include with
every copy of a death certificate that is completed by the Chief
Medical Examiner a notice advising a person in interest of the right
to appeal a denial of a request to correct findings and conclusions as
to the cause and manner of death recorded on a death certificate; and
requiring the Department to take a specified action at a specified
time.
Legislative date is used to record
history occurring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 1/23
- First Reading Health and Government Operations
- 1/28
- Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/17
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
- 2/18
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 2/20
- Third Reading Passed (136-0)
- 4/3
- Returned Passed
Senate Action
- 2/23
- First Reading Finance
- 3/16
- Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/3
- Favorable Report by Finance
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (45-2)
Action after passage in House and Senate
- 4/14
- Approved by the Governor
- - Chapter 130
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
- Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
- Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
- Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
- Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
- Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
- Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
- Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
- Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
- Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
- Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
- Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
- Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
- Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
- Electronic Government
- Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
- Medical Examiners
- Notices
- Vital Records
Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health - General
- (
4-217 ,
4-217 ,
4-217 ,
5-310
)
- State Government
- (
10-611
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 126885/01 Offered on: February 18, 2009 at:
10:24 a.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
- February 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
- April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (45-2)
