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. Read the Bill »
Outcome
Bill Has Passed
History
Date | Action |
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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) |