MD SB661 | 2016 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-1)
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-08 - Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 5 2016 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-04-08 - Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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 specified patients with a translator or an interpreter to provide specified assistance to the patients; requiring each administrator of a hospital to conspicuously post copies of the patient's bill of rights in specified areas of the hospital; etc.
Title
Hospitals - Patient's Bill of Rights
Sponsors
| Sen. Joanne Benson [D] | Sen. Guy Guzzone [D] | Sen. Nancy King [D] | Sen. Susan Lee [D] |
| Sen. Roger Manno [D] | Sen. Anthony Muse [D] | Sen. Jamin Raskin [D] | Sen. Johnny Salling [R] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-08 | Senate | Unfavorable Report by Finance; Withdrawn |
| 2016-03-10 | Senate | Hearing 3/10 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2016-02-05 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Subjects
Communications
Consumer Protection
Discrimination
Emergencies
Emergency Medical Services
Ethics
Fees
General Assembly
Health
Health Care Facilities
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health Occupations
Hospitals
Human Rights
Job Training
Language
Medical Research
Notices
Patients
Physicians
Privacy
Public Information
Records
Safety
Consumer Protection
Discrimination
Emergencies
Emergency Medical Services
Ethics
Fees
General Assembly
Health
Health Care Facilities
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health Occupations
Hospitals
Human Rights
Job Training
Language
Medical Research
Notices
Patients
Physicians
Privacy
Public Information
Records
Safety
