Nursing homes; required by Board of Health to send notices and information about family council. (SB976)
Introduced By
Sen. Mary Margaret Whipple (D-Arlington)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Nursing homes; information regarding family councils. Provides that the State Board of Health shall require each nursing home and certified nursing facility to, upon the request of the facility's family council, send notices and information about the family council prepared by the family council and provided to the facility for such purpose to the listed responsible party or a contact person of the resident's choice at least bimonthly. Such notices may be included together with a monthly billing statement or other regular communication sent to a resident's family member or other responsible party. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11102260D |
01/11/2011 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
01/12/2011 | Assigned Education sub: Health Licensing |
01/20/2011 | Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/21/2011 | Constitutional reading dispensed (35-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
01/24/2011 | Read second time |
01/24/2011 | Reading of amendments waived |
01/24/2011 | Committee amendments agreed to |
01/24/2011 | Engrossed by Senate as amended SB976E |
01/24/2011 | Printed as engrossed 11102260D-E |
01/25/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB976E) |
01/25/2011 | Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/07/2011 | Placed on Calendar |
02/07/2011 | Read first time |
02/07/2011 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
02/10/2011 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with amendment (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/11/2011 | Read second time |
02/14/2011 | Read third time |
02/14/2011 | Committee amendment agreed to |
02/14/2011 | Engrossed by House as amended |
02/14/2011 | Passed House with amendment BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/14/2011 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/16/2011 | House amendment agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/21/2011 | Enrolled |
02/21/2011 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB976ER) |
02/21/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (SB976ER) |
02/21/2011 | Signed by Speaker |
02/22/2011 | Signed by President |
03/23/2011 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 412 (effective 7/1/11) |
03/23/2011 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0412) |
Video
This bill was discussed on the floor of the General Assembly. Below is all of the video that we have of that discussion, 1 clip in all, totaling 35 seconds.