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]
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.
Title
Hospitals - Emergency Departments - Identification, Treatment, and Rescue of Human Trafficking Victims
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2019-02-13 | House | Hearing 3/04 at 3:00 p.m. |
2019-02-13 | House | Hearing canceled |
2019-02-13 | House | Hearing 3/04 at 1:00 p.m. |
2019-02-08 | House | First Reading Health and Government Operations |
Subjects
Emergencies
Emergency Medical Services
Examinations
Health
Health Care Facilities
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health Occupations
Hospitals
Human Trafficking
Identification
Job Training
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nurses
Sexual Offenses
Victims
Emergency Medical Services
Examinations
Health
Health Care Facilities
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health Occupations
Hospitals
Human Trafficking
Identification
Job Training
Medical Treatments
Mental and Behavioral Health
Nurses
Sexual Offenses
Victims