Hospice, home health care or personal care services; licensure for home care organizations. (SB265)

Introduced By

Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)

Progress

√	Introduced
√	Passed Committee
√	Passed House
√	Passed Senate
☐	Signed by Governor
√	Became Law

Description

Hospice and home health care; licensure. Amends hospice licensure standards to include the same exemptions applicable to home care organizations, and allows inspections of both types of facilities exempt from licensure. The bill also prohibits new home care organizations from being licensed until July 1, 2012, but allows the Commissioner of Health to issue a request for and accept applications for: (i) the establishment of home care organizations in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas or (ii) home care organizations approved for payments for home health or personal care services by the Department of Medical Assistance Services prior to July 1, 2010. View Full Text »

Outcome

Bill Has Passed

View Bill's History

01/12/2010 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/10 10100862D
01/12/2010 Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/29/2010 Impact statement from DPB (SB265)
02/02/2010 Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing
02/11/2010 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/11/2010 Committee substitute printed 10105035D-S1
02/12/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010 Read second time
02/15/2010 Reading of substitute waived
02/15/2010 Committee substitute agreed to 10105035D-S1
02/15/2010 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB265S1
02/15/2010 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/15/2010 Passed Senate (35-Y 5-N) (see vote tally)
02/17/2010 Placed on Calendar
02/17/2010 Read first time
02/17/2010 Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/19/2010 Assigned HWI sub: #3
02/23/2010 Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (7-Y 0-N)
02/25/2010 Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
02/26/2010 Read second time
03/01/2010 Read third time
03/01/2010 Committee amendment agreed to
03/01/2010 Engrossed by House as amended
03/01/2010 Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
03/01/2010 VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
03/03/2010 House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 1-N) (see vote tally)
03/11/2010 Enrolled
03/11/2010 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB265ER)
03/11/2010 Signed by Speaker
03/13/2010 Signed by President
03/15/2010 Impact statement from DPB (SB265ER)
04/13/2010 Governor's recommendation received by Senate
04/20/2010 Placed on Calendar
04/21/2010 Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/21/2010 House concurred in Governor's recommendation (94-Y 0-N)
04/21/2010 VOTE: --- ADOPTION (94-Y 0-N) (see vote tally)
04/21/2010 G Governor's recommendation adopted
04/21/2010 Reenrolled
04/21/2010 Reenrolled bill text (SB265ER2)
04/21/2010 Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
04/21/2010 Signed by President as reenrolled
04/21/2010 Enacted, Chapter 790 (effective 7/1/10)
04/21/2010 G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0790)

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