MD HB587 | 2016 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-09 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide specified patients with a translator or an interpreter to provide specified assistance to the patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas of the hospital; etc.

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Title

Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-04-09HouseUnfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2016-02-18HouseHearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.
2016-02-03HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

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