MS HB176 | 2012 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Provide That Newborn Children In Hospitals Must Have Their Oxygen Saturation Level Tested At Least Once Before Being Discharged From The Hospital; To Provide That If A Child's Oxygen Saturation Level Is Below A Certain Percentage, The Saturation Level Must Be Retested Two Additional Times; To Provide That If The Saturation Level Still Is Low After The Additional Tests, Other Tests Must Be Conducted To Determine The Cause For The Low Saturation Level; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

Newborns; require testing of oxygen saturation level before discharge from hospital.

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-03-06 Died In Committee
2012-02-07 Referred To Public Health and Human Services

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