MD HB1277 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-9)
Status: Passed on May 10 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-05-10 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 377
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring a hospital to provide a patient or the legal guardian of a patient with an opportunity to designate a lay caregiver before the patient is discharged from the hospital; requiring a hospital to document the decision to not designate a lay caregiver by a patient or the legal guardian of a patient in the patient's medical record; requiring a hospital to request consent from a patient or the legal guardian of a patient to release medical information to a lay caregiver; etc.

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Title

Hospitals - Designation of Lay Caregivers

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2016-03-31 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (46-0) (Y: 46 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2016-03-17 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (134-0) (Y: 134 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2016-05-10HouseApproved by the Governor - Chapter 377
2016-04-07HouseReturned Passed
2016-04-06SenateThird Reading Passed (46-0)
2016-04-05SenateSecond Reading Passed
2016-04-05SenateFavorable Report Adopted
2016-04-04SenateFavorable Report by Finance
2016-03-31SenateHearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-03-21SenateFirst Reading Finance
2016-03-19HouseThird Reading Passed (134-0)
2016-03-18HouseSecond Reading Passed with Amendments
2016-03-18HouseFavorable with Amendments {496188/1 Report Adopted
2016-03-18HouseFavorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2016-03-10HouseHearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-12HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

Subjects


Maryland State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB1277?ys=2016rs
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1277f.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/bills/hb/hb1277t.pdf
Texthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/Chapters_noln/CH_377_hb1277t.pdf
Amendmenthttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/amds/bil_0007/hb1277_49618801.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/fnotes/bil_0007/hb1277.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb1277_hgo.pdf
Supplementhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2016RS/votes_comm/hb1277_fin.pdf
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1277,h-0609&stab=02&ys=2016RS
Roll Callhttps://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=hb1277,s-1039&stab=02&ys=2016RS

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