MD HB808 | 2017 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-5)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-03-24 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Providing it is the intent of the General Assembly to promote the health, safety, and well-being of patients and to foster communication between patients and health care providers; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide patients with a specified patient's bill of rights; requiring each administrator of a hospital to provide translators or an interpreter for specified patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas; etc.

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Title

Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights

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History

DateChamberAction
2017-03-24HouseUnfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations; Withdrawn
2017-03-02HouseHearing 3/02 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-03HouseFirst Reading Health and Government Operations

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