MD SB820 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on February 2 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-09 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 2 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-02-09 - Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requiring a hospital to provide certain oral and written instructions on safe sleep environments for infants to the parent or legal guardian of an infant before the hospital discharges an infant into the care of the parent or legal guardian; requiring a hospital before discharging an infant to ask a parent or legal guardian to describe the environment in which the infant will sleep; and requiring the Maryland Department of Health to develop a certain list of resources available for an infant's parent or legal guardian.
Title
Hospitals - Care of Infants After Discharge
Sponsors
| Sen. Cory McCray [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 | Senate | Hearing 3/08 at 1:00 p.m. |
| 2024-02-02 | Senate | First Reading Finance |
Subjects
Data
Health
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health, Department of
Hospitals
internet
Parents and Guardians
Pregnancy
Publications
Safety
Standards and Best Practices
Health
Health Care Facilities and Regulation
Health, Department of
Hospitals
internet
Parents and Guardians
Pregnancy
Publications
Safety
Standards and Best Practices
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health - General | 19 | 308.10 | (n/a) | See Bill Text |
Maryland State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0820?ys=2024RS |
| Text | https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2024RS/bills/sb/sb0820f.pdf |
