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2006 Regular Session bill information current as of June 6, 2006 - 7:39 p.m.
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HOUSE BILL 677

File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation

Sponsored By:
Delegates Murray, Carter, Franchot, Gutierrez, Haynes, Hixson, Hubbard, King, Kirk, Lawton, Madaleno, Marriott, Montgomery, Oaks, Paige, Parker, Stern, F. Turner, and Vaughn

Entitled:
Hospital Patient Safety and Awareness Act

Synopsis:

Requiring specified hospital clinical staff and trainees to wear badges containing identifying information; requiring specified information to be provided by specified hospitals to a patient before or at the time of admission; requiring specified clinical staff to contact or assist a patient in contacting the attending physician; requiring specified hospitals to establish procedures to provide a specified patient assistance system for the resolution of a patient's personal medical care concerns; etc.

History by Legislative Date

House Action
2/6
First Reading Health and Government Operations
2/8
Hearing 2/15 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate Action
No Action

Sponsored by:

Delegate Gareth E. Murray, District 20
Delegate Jill P. Carter, District 41
Delegate Peter Franchot, District 20
Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
Delegate Keith E. Haynes, District 44
Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Nancy J. King, District 39
Delegate Ruth M. Kirk, District 44
Delegate Jane E. Lawton, District 18
Delegate Richard S. Madaleno, Jr., District 18
Delegate Salima Siler Marriott, District 40
Delegate Karen S. Montgomery, District 14
Delegate Nathaniel T. Oaks, District 41
Delegate Jeffrey A. Paige, District 44
Delegate Rosetta C. Parker, District 47
Delegate Joan F. Stern, District 39
Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CIVIL ACTIONS -see also- SMALL CLAIMS
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISCLOSURE
HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE, DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also- specific health occupations
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
IDENTIFICATION
NURSES
PATIENTS
PHYSICIANS -see also- DENTISTS; MED EXMNRS; PSYCH; etc
RULES AND REGULATIONS
SAFETY -see also- OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-377 , 19-378 , 19-379 , 19-380 , 19-381 , 19-382 , 19-383 )

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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