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HOUSE BILL 127

CHAPTER NUMBER: 130
File Code: Public Health

Sponsored By:
Delegates Pena-Melnyk, Benson, Costa, Howard, Hubbard, Kullen, Levi, Nathan-Pulliam, Reznik, Riley, Tarrant, V. Turner, Waldstreicher, and Weldon

Entitled:
Death Certificate - Correction - Notice of Right to Appeal Denial

Synopsis:

Requiring the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene to include with every copy of a death certificate that is completed by the Chief Medical Examiner a notice advising a person in interest of the right to appeal a denial of a request to correct findings and conclusions as to the cause and manner of death recorded on a death certificate; and requiring the Department to take a specified action at a specified time.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used. Explain Legislative Date and Calendar Date
House Action
1/23
First Reading Health and Government Operations
1/28
Hearing 2/3 at 1:00 p.m.
2/17
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2/18
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2/20
Third Reading Passed (136-0)
4/3
Returned Passed
Senate Action
2/23
First Reading Finance
3/16
Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.
4/3
Favorable Report by Finance
Favorable Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed
4/4
Third Reading Passed (45-2)
Action after passage in House and Senate
4/14
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 130

Sponsored by:

Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
Delegate Joanne C. Benson, District 24
Delegate Robert A. Costa, District 33B
Delegate Carolyn J. B. Howard, District 24
Delegate James W. Hubbard, District 23A
Delegate Sue Kullen, District 27B
Delegate Gerron S. Levi, District 23A
Delegate Shirley Nathan-Pulliam, District 10
Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
Delegate B. Daniel Riley, District 34A
Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
Delegate Veronica Turner, District 26
Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
Delegate Richard B. Weldon, Jr., District 3B

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Appeals -see also- Judicial Review
Death -see also- Advance Medical Directives; Wrongful Death.
Electronic Government
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Medical Examiners
Notices
Vital Records

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 4-217 , 4-217 , 4-217 , 5-310 )

State Government
( 10-611 )

Documents:

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

Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format): Available

Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
Number: 126885/01     Offered on: February 18, 2009   at: 10:24 a.m.     Status: Adopted

Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
House
February 20, 2009: Third Reading Passed (136-0)
Senate
April 4, 2009: Third Reading Passed (45-2)



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