Summary as passed: (all summaries) Board of Health; regulation of facilities. Requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations containing minimum standards for policies related to infection prevention, disaster preparedness, and facility security of hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities. This bill provides that minimum standards for construction, maintenance, operation, staffing, equipping, staff qualifications and training, and conditions under which services may be provided, as well as requirements for policies related to infection prevention, disaster preparedness, and facility security for hospitals, nursing homes, and certified nursing facilities shall also apply to any facility in which five or more first trimester abortions per month are performed, and that such facilities, shall be classified as a category of hospital for the purposes of such requirements. This bill requires the Board of Health to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of this act within 280 days of enactment. Full text: 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102225D pdf | impact statement 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB924ER) pdf | impact statement 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670) pdf Amendments: House amendments House amendments engrossed Status: 01/10/11 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102225D 01/10/11 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health 01/12/11 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing 01/27/11 Senate: Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) 01/28/11 Senate: Passed by for the day 01/31/11 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) 02/01/11 Senate: Read second time and engrossed 02/02/11 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) 02/07/11 House: Placed on Calendar 02/07/11 House: Read first time 02/07/11 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions 02/08/11 House: Assigned HWI sub: #3 02/10/11 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) 02/17/11 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) 02/18/11 House: Read second time 02/21/11 House: Read third time 02/21/11 House: Amendments by Delegate Byron agreed to (63-Y 34-N) 02/21/11 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (63-Y 34-N) 02/21/11 House: Engrossed by House as amended 02/21/11 House: Passed House with amendments (67-Y 32-N) 02/21/11 House: VOTE: PASSAGE (67-Y 32-N) 02/23/11 Senate: Passed by for the day 02/24/11 Senate: Passed by temporarily 02/24/11 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (20-Y 20-N) 02/24/11 Senate: Chair votes Yes 03/03/11 Senate: Enrolled 03/03/11 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB924ER) 03/03/11 House: Signed by Speaker 03/06/11 Senate: Signed by President 03/26/11 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 670 (effective 7/1/11) 03/26/11 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0670) |