Nursing homes; implementation of voluntary electronic monitoring in residents' rooms. (SB974)
Introduced By
Sen. Harry Blevins (R-Chesapeake) with support from co-patron Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth)
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 and certified nursing facilities; electronic monitoring by patients. Provides that the governing body of a nursing home or certified nursing facility shall ensure that each patient admitted to the facility is informed of the right of any patient to implement electronic monitoring in the room in which he resides, the right of any patient to consent or refuse to consent to electronic monitoring in any room in which he resides, and the options available to any patient in cases in which he refuses to consent to electronic monitoring; directs the Board of Health to include in regulations governing nursing homes and certified nursing facilities provisions for the use of electronic monitoring devices by patients in nursing homes and certified nursing facilities that protect the rights of patients; and provides that no person shall be discharged or transferred from a nursing home or certified nursing facility solely because he implements electronic monitoring in any room in which he resides. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 |
| 01/08/2013 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/09/13 13100871D |
| 01/08/2013 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
| 01/15/2013 | Assigned Education sub: Health Care |
| 01/24/2013 | Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/24/2013 | Committee substitute printed 13104505D-S1 |
| 01/25/2013 | Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/28/2013 | Read second time |
| 01/28/2013 | Reading of substitute waived |
| 01/28/2013 | Committee substitute agreed to 13104505D-S1 |
| 01/28/2013 | Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB974S1 |
| 01/29/2013 | Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2013 | Reconsideration of passage agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2013 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 01/29/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB974S1) |
| 02/05/2013 | Placed on Calendar |
| 02/05/2013 | Read first time |
| 02/05/2013 | Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions |
| 02/12/2013 | Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/13/2013 | Read second time |
| 02/14/2013 | Read third time |
| 02/14/2013 | Passed House BLOCK VOTE (100-Y 0-N) |
| 02/14/2013 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (100-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
| 02/19/2013 | Enrolled |
| 02/19/2013 | Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB974ER) |
| 02/19/2013 | Signed by Speaker |
| 02/20/2013 | Signed by President |
| 02/21/2013 | Impact statement from DPB (SB974ER) |
| 03/21/2013 | G Approved by Governor-Chapter 682 (effective 7/1/13) |
| 03/21/2013 | G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0682) |