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HOUSE BILL 484

CHAPTER NUMBER: 349
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 343

Sponsored By:
Delegates Murray, Dumais, Kaiser, King, Lee, Madaleno, Montgomery, Petzold, Taylor, Hurson, Hammen, Benson, Boteler, Boutin, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Elliott, Goldwater, Hubbard, Kach, Mandel, McDonough, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Rosenberg, Rudolph, Smigiel, V. Turner, and Weldon

Entitled:
Health Facilities - Nursing Homes - Family Council

Synopsis:

Providing for the composition of a family council; authorizing a family council to be created or led by the owner, operator, or staff of a nursing home under specified circumstances; requiring a nursing home to give new and prospective residents specified information about a family council in the nursing home; requiring the nursing home to respond in writing to any written grievance or other communication from the family council within 14 calendar days after receiving a communication; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/2
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/4
Hearing 2/11 at 1:00 p.m.
3/1
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
3/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/4
Third Reading Passed (138-0)
3/31
Returned Passed
5/11
Signed by the Governor Chapter 349
Senate Action
3/5
First Reading Finance
3/10
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
3/30
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/31
Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
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 Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate John P. Donoghue, District 2C
Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
Delegate Donald B. Elliott, District 4B
Delegate Marilyn R. Goldwater, District 16
Delegate Peter A. Hammen, District 46
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate John Adams Hurson, District 18
Delegate Wade Kach, District 5B
Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Susan C. Lee, District 16
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., 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 Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Shane E. Pendergrass, District 13
Delegate Carol S. Petzold, District 19
Delegate Samuel I. Rosenberg, District 41
Delegate David D. Rudolph, District 34B
Delegate Michael D. Smigiel, Sr., District 36
Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

AGING, DEPARTMENT OF
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISCLOSURE
NURSING HOMES -see also- CONTINUING CARE; LONG TERM CARE
OMBUDSMEN
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Article - 70B Department of Aging
( 5 , 5 )

Health - General
( 19-1415 , 19-1415 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note: Available (WORD / PDF)

Amendments:
House
Number: 146483/01 (WordPerfect / PDF)     Offered on: March 2, 2004   at: 10:30 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
March 4, 2004: Third Reading Passed (138-0)
Senate
March 31, 2004: Third Reading Passed (47-0)


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