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2019 SESSION

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SB 1277 Certificate of public need; nursing homes and hospitals, establishing a disaster exemption.

Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)

Certificate of public need; hospitals and nursing homes; disaster exemption; regulations. Provides for a 30-day exemption from the requirement to obtain a certificate of public need for an increase in the total number of beds in existing hospitals or nursing homes if the State Health Commissioner has determined that a natural or man-made disaster has caused the evacuation of a hospital or nursing home and that a public health emergency exists due to a shortage of hospital or nursing home beds. The Board of Health shall adopt regulations for this exemption. This bill is identical to HB 1870.

FULL TEXT

• 01/07/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101545D  pdf | impact statement
• 02/12/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19106703D-H1  pdf | impact statement
• 02/20/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1277ER)  pdf | impact statement
• 03/12/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)  pdf

AMENDMENTS

• House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

HISTORY

• 01/07/19  Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/19 19101545D
• 01/07/19  Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
• 01/31/19  Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N)
• 02/01/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/19  Senate: Read second time and engrossed
• 02/04/19  Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/04/19  Senate: Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
• 02/06/19  House: Placed on Calendar
• 02/06/19  House: Read first time
• 02/06/19  House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
• 02/12/19  House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N)
• 02/12/19  House: Committee substitute printed 19106703D-H1
• 02/12/19  House: Read second time
• 02/13/19  House: Read third time
• 02/13/19  House: Committee substitute agreed to 19106703D-H1
• 02/13/19  House: Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB1277H1
• 02/13/19  House: Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/13/19  House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/19  Senate: House substitute agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N)
• 02/15/19  Senate: Title replaced 19106703D-H1
• 02/20/19  Senate: Enrolled
• 02/20/19  Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1277ER)
• 02/20/19  Senate: Signed by President
• 02/20/19  House: Signed by Speaker
• 02/27/19  Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 27, 2019
• 02/27/19  Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
• 03/12/19  Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 343 (effective 7/1/19)
• 03/12/19  Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0343)