MD HB971 | 2019 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-13 - Hearing 3/04 at 3:00 p.m.
Pending: House Health and Government Operations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requiring hospitals that provide emergency medical services to have a certain protocol and, to the extent practicable, a trained forensic nurse examiner on staff who is present at all times in the hospital's emergency department to identify, treat, and rescue victims of human trafficking who arrive at the emergency department for treatment.

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Title

Hospitals - Emergency Departments - Identification, Treatment, and Rescue of Human Trafficking Victims

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History

DateChamberAction
2019-02-13HouseHearing 3/04 at 3:00 p.m.
2019-02-13HouseHearing canceled
2019-02-13HouseHearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m.
2019-02-08HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

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