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2005 SESSION

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HB 1570 Nosocomial infections; procedures for hospitals to release information.

Introduced by: Harry R. Purkey | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Information on nosocomial infections.  Requires acute care hospitals to report information about nosocomial infections to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Healthcare Safety Network.  Nosocomial infections are acquired in a hospital or other health care setting. The hospitals must release their infection data to the Board of Health.  The Board's regulations will determine the hospitals that will be required to report, and the specific infections and patient populations to be included in the data.  Upon request, hospital infection rate data may be released to the public by the Board.  The bill takes effect July 1, 2008. 

FULL TEXT

• 12/09/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051262472  pdf | impact statement
• 01/20/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051977472-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/11/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 050216472-S1  pdf | impact statement
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1570ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/30/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/09/04  House: Prefiled & ordered printed; offered 01/12/05 051262472
• 12/09/04  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 01/20/05  House: Reported from H. W. I. w/substitute (21-Y 0-N)
• 01/20/05  House: Committee substitute printed 051977472-H1
• 01/21/05  House: Read first time
• 01/24/05  House: Read second time
• 01/24/05  House: Committee substitute agreed to 051977472-H1
• 01/24/05  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB1570H1
• 01/25/05  House: Read third time and passed House (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 01/25/05  House: VOTE: PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 01/25/05  House: Communicated to Senate
• 01/26/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
• 01/26/05  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 02/10/05  Senate: Reported from Ed. & H. with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: Committee substitute printed 050216472-S1
• 02/11/05  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/11/05  Senate: VOTE: CONST. RDG. DISPENSED R (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: Read third time
• 02/14/05  Senate: Reading of substitute waived
• 02/14/05  Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 050216472-S1
• 02/14/05  Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1570S1
• 02/14/05  Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/14/05  Senate: VOTE: (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/05  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/16/05  House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 02/16/05  House: VOTE: ADOPTION (96-Y 0-N 1-A)
• 03/07/05  House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1570ER)
• 03/09/05  House: Enrolled
• 03/09/05  House: Signed by Speaker
• 03/11/05  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/21/05  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 444 (effective 7/1/08)
• 03/30/05  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0444)