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2010 SESSION

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SB 540 Nursing homes; rights of patients.

Introduced by: Stephen D. Newman | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Rights of patients in nursing homes.  Requires a written acknowledgment that a nursing home patient is fully informed about the services available at the facility and the charges for such services, and adds a responsible party as defined in regulation to the list of persons who can act on behalf of an incapacitated person.

FULL TEXT

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103321D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/23/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB540ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/08/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057)  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/13/10  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10103321D
• 01/13/10  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/18/10  Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Care
• 01/21/10  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 01/22/10  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
• 01/25/10  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 01/26/10  Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/03/10  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/03/10  House: Read first time
• 02/03/10  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/18/10  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/19/10  House: Read second time
• 02/22/10  House: Read third time
• 02/22/10  House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/22/10  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/23/10  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/23/10  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB540ER)
• 02/24/10  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/25/10  Senate: Signed by President
• 03/08/10  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 57 (effective 7/1/10)
• 03/08/10  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0057)