Mississippi Senate Bill 2108 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Passed on April 13 2015 - 100% progression
Action: 2015-04-13 - Approved by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

An Act To Authorize Hospitals To Provide Each Patient Or The Patient's Legal Guardian An Opportunity To Designate A Lay Caregiver After The Patient's Admission Into A Hospital And Before The Patient's Discharge To The Patient's Residence; To Provide That Designation Of A Lay Caregiver By A Patient Or A Patient's Legal Guardian Does Not Obligate Any Individual To Perform Any Aftercare Tasks For The Patient; To Provide That If A Patient Or The Patient's Guardian Has Designated A Lay Caregiver, A Hospital Shall Notify The Designated Lay Caregiver Of The Patient's Discharge To The Patient's Residence Or Transfer To Another Licensed Facility As Soon As Practicable; To Provide That If The Hospital Is Unable To Contact The Designated Lay Caregiver, The Lack Of Contact Shall Not Interfere With, Delay Or Otherwise Affect The Medical Care Provided To The Patient, Or An Appropriate Discharge Of The Patient; To Require The Hospital To Make A Reasonable Number Of Attempts To Consult With The Designated Lay Caregiver To Prepare Him Or Her For Aftercare And Issue A Discharge Plan Describing A Patient's Aftercare Needs; To Provide That If The Hospital Is Unable To Contact The Designated Lay Caregiver After A Reasonable Number Of Attempts, The Lack Of Contact Shall Not Interfere With, Delay Or Otherwise Affect An Appropriate Discharge Of The Patient; And For Related Purposes.

Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act; record family caregivers upon admission to hospital.

Sen. Terry Burton [R]

2015-03-31 - Senate - Senate Conference Report Adopted (Y: 52 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-31 - House - House Conference Report Adopted (Y: 117 N: 0 NV: 4 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-03-04 - House - House Passed As Amended (Y: 120 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2015-02-05 - Senate - Senate Passed As Amended (Y: 51 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-04-13		Approved by Governor
2015-04-06	House	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-04-06	Senate	Enrolled Bill Signed
2015-03-31	Senate	Conference Report Adopted
2015-03-31	House	Conference Report Adopted
2015-03-28	House	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-28	Senate	Conference Report Filed
2015-03-27	House	Conferees Named Mims,Barker,Brown (20th)
2015-03-27	Senate	Conferees Named Kirby,Burton,Frazier
2015-03-18	Senate	Decline to Concur/Invite Conf
2015-03-05	House	Returned For Concurrence
2015-03-04	House	Passed As Amended
2015-03-04	House	Amended
2015-02-26	House	Title Suff Do Pass As Amended
2015-02-24	House	Referred To Public Health and Human Services
2015-02-09	Senate	Transmitted To House
2015-02-05	Senate	Passed As Amended
2015-02-05	Senate	Amended
2015-02-05	Senate	Committee Substitute Adopted
2015-01-27	Senate	Title Suff Do Pass Comm Sub
2015-01-09	Senate	Referred To Public Health and Welfare

Type	Source
Summary	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/history/SB/SB2108.xml
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2108IN.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2108CS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2108PS.htm
Text	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2015/html/SB/2100-2199/SB2108SG.htm
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0310027.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0580019.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/house/0850042.pdf
Roll Call	https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2015/pdf/votes/senate/0850033.pdf