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2005 Regular Session bill information current as of December 15, 2005 - 10:48 p.m.
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SENATE BILL 220

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 254

Sponsored By:
The President (By Request - Administration) and Senators Brinkley, Colburn, Currie, Greenip, Hafer, Haines, Harris, Hollinger, Kasemeyer, Lawlah, Pipkin, Schrader, and Stoltzfus

Entitled:
Department of Human Resources - Disclosure of Information - Hospitals and Birthing Centers

Synopsis:

Authorizing, under specified circumstances, disclosure of records and reports concerning child abuse or neglect to medical or human services personnel of a hospital or birthing center for the purpose of making discharge decisions concerning a child, when the medical or human services personnel have reasonable, articulable concerns about the safety of a child after discharge.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/21
First Reading Finance & Judicial Proceedings
1/25
Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
House Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

President of the Senate
Administration
Senator David R. Brinkley, District 4
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Ulysses Currie, District 25
Senator Janet Greenip, District 33
Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
Senator Larry E. Haines, District 5
Senator Andrew P. Harris, District 7
Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
Senator Edward J. Kasemeyer, District 12
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator E. J. Pipkin, District 36
Senator Sandra B. Schrader, District 13
Senator J. Lowell Stoltzfus, District 38

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CHILD ABUSE
DISCLOSURE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
MINORS -see also- AGE OF MAJORITY; YOUTH
PREGNANCY
PRIVACY
RECORDS -see also- LAND RECORDS; VITAL RECORDS
REPORTS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY
SOCIAL WORKERS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Article - 88A Department of Human Resources
( 6 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered

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