MD HB665 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-29 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 8 2012 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2012-03-29 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring the Governor to proclaim each year the last full week in September as Fall Prevention Awareness Week; and requiring the Secretary of Aging and the Secretary of Health and Mental Hygiene, on or before January 1, 2013, to develop a statewide protocol for home safety inspections for senior citizens who are discharged from the hospital following a fall, with the aim of reducing future fall- related readmissions, and to submit the protocol to the General Assembly.
Title
Health and State Government - Falls by Senior Citizens - Awareness and
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-29 | Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations Withdrawn | |
| 2012-02-15 | Hearing 3/6 at 1:00 p.m. | |
| 2012-02-08 | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Aging, Department of
Elderly Persons
Governor
Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Holidays and Special Dates
Housing
Inspections
Patients
Safety
Elderly Persons
Governor
Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Holidays and Special Dates
Housing
Inspections
Patients
Safety
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2012rs/billfile/HB0665.htm |
| Text | http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/hb/hb0665f.pdf |
