2008 REGULAR SESSION subject information current as of November 23, 2008 - 0:13 a.m.

	Nursing Homes -see also- Continuing Care; Long Term Care	Another Session
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HB 251	Status as of March 11, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Morhaim, Cardin, and Stein
Entitled	Health Care Decisions Act - Disclosure by Health Care Facilities - Practices Related to Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 278	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 656
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Department of Health and Mental Hygiene - Powers of the Secretary
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 532	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Stukes, Anderson, Branch, Conaway, DeBoy, Donoghue, Elmore, Glenn, Harrison, Haynes, Kirk, McComas, McHale, Oaks, Robinson, Rosenberg, Schuler, Taylor, F. Turner, V. Turner, Valderrama, and Walker
Entitled	Oversight Committee on Quality of Care in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities - Duties
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 585	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 80
Sponsored By	Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Ali, Benson, Braveboy, Bromwell, Costa, Donoghue, Griffith, Gutierrez, Hubbard, Hucker, Kipke, McDonough, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Reznik, Robinson, Tarrant, V. Turner, Valderrama, Weldon, Elliott, Hammen, Kullen, Morhaim, and Pendergrass
Entitled	Nursing Homes - Safe Patient Lifting
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 697	Status as of April 8, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 84
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Occupations - State Board of Examiners of Nursing Home Administrators - Minimum Age Requirement
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 733	Status as of April 7, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegate Hubbard
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 773	Status as of March 18, 2008: Bill is in the House - Unfavorable Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Robinson, Conaway, Glenn, Hammen, Harrison, Haynes, Kaiser, Kirk, McHale, Stukes, Tarrant, and Taylor
Entitled	Office of Health Care Quality - Provider Hotline
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 809	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 200
Sponsored By	Delegates James, McDonough, and Riley
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance

HB 951	Status as of February 13, 2008: Bill is in the House - First Reading Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Delegates Kullen, Bromwell, Costa, Gaines, Hubbard, Kipke, Montgomery, Nathan-Pulliam, Pena-Melnyk, Taylor, and V. Turner
Entitled	Living at Home Waiver Program - Case Management - Eligibility
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

HB 1187	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 686
Sponsored By	Delegates McDonough, Beitzel, Benson, Boteler, Costa, Hubbard, Kach, Kipke, Montgomery, Oaks, Riley, V. Turner, Weldon, Hammen, Pendergrass, Bromwell, Donoghue, Elliott, Kullen, Morhaim, Pena-Melnyk, Reznik, and Tarrant
Entitled	Persons Who Operate Nursing Homes - Licensure
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Finance

HB 1387	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 216
Sponsored By	Delegates Mizeur, Costa, Davis, Donoghue, Elliott, Hubbard, Pena-Melnyk, Riley, Benson, Hammen, Kach, Kipke, Kullen, McDonough, Montgomery, Morhaim, Nathan-Pulliam, Oaks, Pendergrass, Reznik, Tarrant, V. Turner, and Weldon
Entitled	Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1517	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 328
Sponsored By	Delegate Donoghue
Entitled	Respiratory Care Practitioners, Radiation Therapists, Radiographers, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, and Radiologist Assistants - Various Changes
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs

HB 1532	Status as of March 20, 2008: Bill is in the House - Withdrawn Health and Government Operations
Sponsored By	Chair, Health and Government Operations Committee (By Request - Departmental - Health and Mental Hygiene)
Entitled	Health - Direct Access of State Agencies to Criminal Background Checks Conducted by Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
Committee Assignments	House: Health and Government Operations

SB 102	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Health Care-Associated Infections Prevention and Control Program
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 127	Status as of February 25, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - Unfavorable Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Gladden
Entitled	Hospitals and Nursing Facilities - Staphylococcus Infections - Reporting
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 355	Status as of January 30, 2008: Bill is in the Senate - First Reading Finance
Sponsored By	Senator Lenett
Entitled	Health Care Facilities - Disclosures - Use of Life-Sustaining Procedures
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance

SB 566	Status as of May 22, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 590
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola and Kelley
Entitled	Health Care Facility Visitation and Medical Decisions - Domestic Partners
Committee Assignments	Senate: Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 677	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 199
Sponsored By	Senators Garagiola, Astle, King, Klausmeier, McFadden, Peters, Pugh, and Robey
Entitled	Nursing Facilities - Accountability Measures - Pay-for-Performance
Committee Assignments	Senate: Budget and Taxation and Finance House: Health and Government Operations

SB 767	Status as of April 24, 2008: Became Law - Chapter 215
Sponsored By	Senator Conway
Entitled	Health Occupations - Board of Pharmacy - Remote Automated Medication Systems
Committee Assignments	Senate: Education Health and Environmental Affairs House: Health and Government Operations