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Legislation


2004 Regular Session

HOUSE BILL 1001

CHAPTER NUMBER: 393 File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 785
Sponsored By:
Delegates Goldwater, Benson, V. Clagett, Costa, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Smigiel, Hurson, Hammen, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Murray, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled:
Continuing Care Facilities - Internal Grievance Procedure

Synopsis:

Requiring a provider of continuing care to include a description of the facility's internal grievance procedure in the disclosure statement to potential subscribers; requiring a provider of continuing care to establish a specified internal grievance procedure; providing for the components of the internal grievance procedure; and requiring continuing care agreements executed between providers and subscribers to state that there is an internal grievance procedure to investigate subscriber grievances.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/12
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/18
Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
3/23
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/24
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/25
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
4/7
House Concur - Senate Amendments
Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Passed Enrolled
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 393
Senate Action
3/26
First Reading Finance
Hearing 4/6 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Hearing cancelled
Hearing 4/2 at 1:00 p.m.
4/6
Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
4/4
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/5
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (46-0)
Sponsored by:
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Joseph C. Boteler, III, District 8
Delegate Charles R. Boutin, District 34A
Delegate Eric M. Bromwell, District 8
Delegate Virginia P. Clagett, District 30
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Adrienne A. Mandel, District 19
Delegate Pat McDonough, District 7
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11
Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
CONTINUING CARE -see also- LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES
CONTRACTS -see also- LAND INSTALLMENT CONTRACTS; PROCUREMENT
DISCLOSURE
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HEARINGS
INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES -see also- CRIM BCKGRND INVEST.
NOTICES
Bill affects the following Statutes:
Article - 70B Department of Aging
( 11C , 11G , 13 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled (PDF)
Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)
Amendments:
House
Number: 416186/01 (PDF)     Offered on: March 24, 2004   at: 11:33 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Senate
Number: 347672/01 (PDF)     Offered on: April 6, 2004   at: 11:21 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 25, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
April 7, 2004: Third Reading Passed (140-0)
Senate
April 5, 2004: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
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