Maryland Senate Bill 596 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: Passed on April 14 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-14 - Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]

Requiring the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to survey freestanding ambulatory care facilities in accordance with federal regulations, with an exception; requiring the Department to survey each freestanding birthing center at least once per calendar year; requiring the Department to inspect the operations of each home health agency at least every 3 years; altering the frequency from two times to once each year at which the Department must make a site visit and conduct a survey of each licensed nursing home; etc.

Health Care Facilities - Surveys, Inspections, and External Reviews

Senate Finance Committee

2015-04-02 - House - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (140-0) (Y: 140 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2015-04-02 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-05 - Senate - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (47-0) (Y: 47 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-14	Senate	Approved by the Governor - Chapter 41
2015-04-09	Senate	Passed Enrolled
2015-04-09	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2015-04-09	Senate	Senate Concur - House Amendment
2015-04-08	House	Third Reading Passed with Amendments (140-0)
2015-04-07	House	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-04-07	House	Favorable with Amendments {946084/1 Report Adopted
2015-04-06	House	Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
2015-03-26	House	Hearing 3/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-03-06	House	First Reading Health and Government Operations
2015-03-05	Senate	Third Reading Passed (47-0)
2015-03-03	Senate	Second Reading Passed with Amendments
2015-03-03	Senate	Favorable with Amendments {467476/1 Report Adopted
2015-03-02	Senate	Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
2015-02-26	Senate	Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
2015-02-09	Senate	Motion Rules Suspended Rule 32 (Senator Pugh) Adopted
2015-02-06	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0596?ys=2015rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0596f.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0596t.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/bills/sb/sb0596e.pdf
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/Chapters_noln/CH_41_sb0596e.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0596_46747601.pdf
Amendment	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/amds/bil_0006/sb0596_94608401.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/fnotes/bil_0006/sb0596.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/sb0596_fin.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2015RS/votes_comm/sb0596_hgo.pdf
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0596,s-0268&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0596,s-0823&stab=02&ys=2015RS
Roll Call	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?pid=flrvotepage&tab=subject3&id=sb0596,h-0859&stab=02&ys=2015RS