HOUSE BILL 863

Sponsored By:

Delegates Shriver and Donoghue

Entitled:

Health Care Facilities - Pain Management

Synopsis:

Requiring health care facilities to monitor pain in patients and residents as an additional vital sign; requiring specified documentation by health care facilities; requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to adopt specified regulations; requiring specified health care facilities to add pain management to a patient's bill of rights or similar document; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action

2/9

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/21

Hearing 3/8 at 1:00 p.m.

3/24

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Senate Action

No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Mark K. Shriver, District 15

Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

DRUGS -see also- CONTROLLED DANGEROUS SUB; SUBSTANCE ABUSE

HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH

HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

HUMAN RIGHTS

NOTICES

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

PATIENTS

RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-3C-01 , 19-342 , 19-343 , 19-353 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered