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- HB 3 Screened Family Day Home Provider List; created.
- HB 21 Schedule I hallucinogenic drugs; includes salvia divinorum and salvinorin A thereas.
- HB 22 Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus; required to be reported to Department of Health.
- HB 66 Cord Blood Bank Initiative; removes certain language.
- HB 85 Prescription Medication Donation Program; established.
- HB 86 Unused Pharmaceuticals Disposal Program; created.
- HB 89 Human papillomavirus vaccine; removes requirement for girls to receive immunization.
- HB 121 Mental health treatment for minors; parental notification required.
- HB 129 Physicians; what constitutes medical practice.
- HB 130 Death certificates; local health departments to have available upon request.
- HB 138 Adoption; filing of petition.
- HB 149 Independent living services & arrangements; requires inclusion of plan for children 14 yrs. & older.
- HB 188 Human papillomavirus vaccine; extends sunset provision requirement for 6th grade girls to receive.
- HB 191 Emergency medical services; temporary suspension of permits and certificates pending hearing.
- HB 192 Volunteer rescue squads; replaces term with agency, etc. licensed or certified by Office of EMS.
- HB 214 Public entities; rights of persons with disabilities.
- HB 216 Organs and tissue, transplantable; consent to remove.
- HB 243 Human immunodeficiency virus; informed consent for testing.
- HB 247 Hospital emergency departments; ability to access electronic health records.
- HB 248 Emergency medical services personnel; clarifies definitions.
- HB 251 Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report.
- HB 278 Decedent; identification of body by next of kin.
- HB 285 Adoptions; consent revocation period for parental placement.
- HB 286 Income tax credit, earned; Department of Social Services to provide notice to all applicants.
- HB 365 Substance abuse screening; person become ineligible for public assistance if using illegal drugs.
- HB 381 Certificate of public need; exempting certain facilities from the requirement of obtaining.
- HB 382 Medical advisory committees and consultants; privileged communications.
- HB 383 Occupational therapy assistants; licensing and regulation.
- HB 396 Medical Facilities Plan; Board of Health to appoint and convene task force.
- HB 398 Certificate of public need; relocation of nursing home beds.
- HB 399 Dialysis patient care technician; adds administration of erythropoeitic agents to list.
- HB 400 Inpatient treatment; parental admission of minors incapable of giving consent.
- HB 401 Emergency custody; who may accept custody.
- HB 404 Wells, private; prohibition on construction of certain.
- HB 413 Medical assistance services; increases amount disregarded from countable resources.
- HB 478 Child Day-Care Council; appoints one representative of YMCA to Council.
- HB 479 Stroke Triage Plan; Board of Health to develop and maintain as component of EMS Plan.
- HB 502 Certificate of public need; introduce institutional competition into a health planning region.
- HB 510 Medical assistance plan; DMAS to contract with DMHMRSAS for mental health services.
- HB 517 Onsite soil evaluators; classes.
- HB 518 Onsite soil evaluators; exemptions from license requirements.
- HB 530 Freestanding birth centers; licensing.
- HB 561 Educational facility staff; training of administration of drugs.
- HB 585 Juvenile care facilities; Board of Juvenile Justice to est. regulations for smoke detectors, etc.
- HB 603 Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements.
- HB 604 Hospice facilities; continued operation of certain.
- HB 605 Nonprofessional entities; practice of medicine.
- HB 706 Temporary detention order; transportation to medical facility for assessment.
- HB 707 Involuntary commitment hearings; person shall be held in custody until released to secure facility.
- HB 725 Equine dental technicians; practice of equine dentistry under supervision of licensed veterinarian.
- HB 751 Involuntary commitment hearings; accessibility of results by colleges and universities.
- HB 760 Mentally retarded; replaces term with intellectually disabled.
- HB 765 Emergency custody or temporary detention order; payment of cost of transportation.
- HB 784 Naturopathic doctors; licensure requirements for practice.
- HB 805 Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.
- HB 806 Infectious diseases; residential or day program, etc. licensed by State to report cases.
- HB 811 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); waiver of ineligibility period.
- HB 813 Independent living services; person shall not become ineligible for services upon refusing.
- HB 819 Nursing facilities; those in continuing care retirement communities to participate in program.
- HB 823 Oripavine and lisdexamfetamine; adds to list of Schedule II drugs.
- HB 825 Foster & adoption workers; Department of Social Services to establish minimum training requirments.
- HB 850 Foster care; require code of ethics agreement signed by head of every foster home, etc.
- HB 853 Service dogs; persons training entitled to be accompanied thereby in public places.
- HB 857 Adult Fatality Review Team; created, report.
- HB 861 Caregivers Grant Program; physician assistant or nurse practitioner to certify.
- HB 871 Marriage and family programs; Department of Social Services to establish.
- HB 894 Abortion; licensure of clinics.
- HB 937 Involuntary outpatient treatment; disclosure of medical information.
- HB 946 Adoption; period of validity of home study.
- HB 948 Community services board employees; legal fees and expenses.
- HB 1003 Nursing workforce information; publication on website.
- HB 1004 Advance directives; mental health directives follows same procedures as for medical.
- HB 1006 Emergency custody order and temporary detention order hearings; evidence.
- HB 1025 Breast tumor treatment; repeals requirement that patient sign consent form.
- HB 1037 Nonprofit entities; public meeting prior to disposition of assets.
- HB 1040 Health records; providing information after execution of search warrant, etc.
- HB 1046 Nursing homes; Board of Health to establish staffing levels.
- HB 1089 Toxic substances; removes requirement Board of Health report to General Assembly biennially.
- HB 1100 Human immunodeficiency virus; informed consent for testing.
- HB 1141 Foster care; independent living services.
- HB 1143 Foster care; visitation rights for siblings.
- HB 1166 Onsite treatment works; Board of Health et al., to accept designs from professional engineers.
- HB 1190 Infant mortality; requires certain measures designed to lower.
- HB 1203 Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks.
- HB 1213 HIV/Hepatitis testing; parental consent for minors.
- HB 1222 Charitable medical events; lack of notice to licensing board.
- HB 1227 Breast and cervical cancer; coverage of treatment.
- HB 1257 Child support enforcement; establishing Intensive Case Monitoring pilot programs.
- HB 1260 Blood donations; allowance of minors age 16 or older to donate.
- HB 1265 Health, Department of; payment for medical care services.
- HB 1299 Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; resolve situations when conflict between health care directive.
- HB 1323 Temporary detention order; magistrates to issue based on recommendation of treating physicians.
- HB 1354 Substance abuse services; applications for funding.
- HB 1387 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); waiver of ineligibility period.
- HB 1400 Minor's drug test; disclosure of results.
- HB 1401 Child support; administrative fees.
- HB 1420 Health, Department of; established as radiation control agency.
- HB 1431 Dental assistants; Board of Dentistry to regulate practice thereof.
- HB 1445 Schools for students with disabilities; administration of prescription medications.
- HB 1447 Long-term care services; adds representatives of housing, etc. to coordination committees.
- HB 1461 Assisted living facilities; exempting certain from requirement to have license.
- HB 1468 Laboratory results; exception to releasing records directly to patient.
- HB 1471 Death certificates; clarifies who shall file.
- HB 1483 Certified home inspection; revises definition.
- HB 1484 Funerals and burials; designation of persons authorized to make decisions.
- HB 1498 Nursing home or facility beds; Health Commissioner may accept and issue applications therefor.
- HB 1509 Oral and maxillofacial surgeons; certain data required
- HB 1521 Embalmers and funeral directors; continuing education
- HB 1532 Nursing home beds; Health Commissioner may accept applications & issue certificates of public need.
- HB 1543 Surgical complications; requires physicians to report.
- HJ 79 Physicians, etc.; barring from prescribing an alternative brand of medicine for financial incentive.
- SB 15 Income tax credit, earned; Department of Social Services to provide notice to all applicants.
- SB 63 Nursing, Board of; membership.
- SB 72 Breast tumor treatment; repeals requirement that patient sign consent form.
- SB 134 Occupational therapy assistants; licensing and regulation.
- SB 141 State hospitals; discharge plans upon release.
- SB 151 Dental assistants; Board of Dentistry to regulate practice thereof.
- SB 171 Adoption; former adoptive parent who stood in loco parentis may petition to adopt child.
- SB 201 Midwifery, Advisory Board on; removes sunset provision.
- SB 218 Health Professions, Department of; investigative procedures.
- SB 227 HIV/Hepatitis testing; parental consent for minors.
- SB 228 Child abuse and neglect; emergency medical services personnel added to list of mandatory reporters.
- SB 249 Independent living services & arrangements; requires inclusion of plan for children 14 yrs. & older.
- SB 251 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF); waiver of ineligibility period.
- SB 271 Schools for students with disabilities; administration of prescription medications.
- SB 288 Health insurance program; local officers & employees of state-funded centers for independent living.
- SB 290 Advance Health Care Directive Registry; created.
- SB 296 TANF; eligibility for food stamps when convicted of drug-related felonies.
- SB 344 Stroke Triage Plan; Board of Health to develop and maintain as component of EMS Plan.
- SB 381 Mental health and substance abuse treatment providers; background checks.
- SB 387 Guardian ad litem; mandatory reporting of child abuse or neglect, exception.
- SB 396 Health insurance carriers; hospital disclosure of contractual arrangements.
- SB 404 Substance abuse screening; person become ineligible for public assistance if using illegal drugs.
- SB 405 Controlled substances; nonresident pharmacies reporting and approval requirements.
- SB 429 Opiate addiction treatment providers; daily service fee.
- SB 463 Infectious diseases; residential or day program, etc. licensed by State to report cases.
- SB 472 Group homes & residential facilities for children; regulations for licensure of programs offered.
- SB 479 Comprehensive Services Act; annual workshop to train on best practices and evidence-based practices.
- SB 483 Comprehensive Services Act; Executive Council to oversee development, etc. of performance measures.
- SB 487 Comprehensive Services Act; Executive Council oversee development of services for at-risk children.
- SB 493 Foster & adoption workers; Department of Social Services to establish minimum training requirments.
- SB 494 Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board; changes reporting requirments.
- SB 495 Medicine, Board of; certain information to be made available thereto.
- SB 514 Health, Department of; established as radiation control agency.
- SB 579 Health, Department of; payment for medical care services.
- SB 637 Child abuse; animal control officers required to report.
- SB 643 Foster care; require code of ethics agreement signed by head of every foster home, etc.
- SB 693 Physician assistants; agreement with supervising physician detailing activities delegated thereto.
- SB 701 Long-term care services; adds representatives of housing, etc. to coordination committees.