MD HB661 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-21 - Hearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring specified individuals who treat or are in charge of a hospital that treats an individual for a suspected overdose that was caused or shows evidence of having been caused by a Schedule I controlled dangerous substance to notify the county sheriff, or the county police in a specified county, or the Department of State Police of the suspected overdose within 48 hours after the individual is treated; requiring that a report of a suspected overdose include specified information; and establishing a specified penalty.

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Title

Public Health - Suspected Overdoses - Reporting Requirement

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-02-21HouseHearing 2/21 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-01HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

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