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SENATE BILL 135

CHAPTER NUMBER: 42
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Prior Year Introduction As: HB 199/05 - HGO
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 78

Sponsored By:
Senators Kelley, Forehand, Britt, Colburn, Conway, Della, Exum, Frosh, Garagiola, Hooper, Hughes, Klausmeier, Lawlah, Stone, and Teitelbaum

Entitled:
Hospitals - Comparable Evaluation System - Health Care-Associated Infection Information

Synopsis:

Requiring a comparable evaluation system established by the Maryland Health Care Commission to include health care-associated infection information from hospitals; requiring the system to adhere, to the extent possible, to specified recommendations regarding public reporting of health care-associated infections; etc.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action
1/18
First Reading Finance
1/23
Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
2/6
Favorable Report by Finance
2/7
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
2/9
Third Reading Passed (46-0)
3/30
Returned Passed
House Action
2/10
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/15
Hearing 3/30 at 1:00 p.m.
3/31
Favorable Report by Health and Government Operations
3/29
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
3/30
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
4/8
Became Law without Governor's signature per Maryland Constitution - Chapter 42

Sponsored by:

Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Gwendolyn Britt, District 47
Senator Richard F. Colburn, District 37
Senator Joan Carter Conway, District 43
Senator George W. Della, Jr., District 46
Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
Senator Jennie M. Forehand, District 17
Senator Brian E. Frosh, District 16
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator J. Robert Hooper, District 35
Senator Ralph M. Hughes, District 40
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Gloria Lawlah, District 26
Senator Norman R. Stone, Jr., District 6
Senator Leonard H. Teitelbaum, District 19

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS -see also- POLITICAL COMMITTEES
CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
DISEASES -see also- AIDS; RABIES
HEALTH -see also- MENTAL HEALTH
HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
PATIENTS
PUBLIC INFORMATION
REPORTS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health - General
( 19-134 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments: None offered
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
February 9, 2006: Third Reading Passed (46-0)
House
March 30, 2006: Third Reading Passed (136-0)


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