Bill Title: Enacts the "hospital closure planning act"; provides that whenever a general hospital closes, the commissioner of health shall within thirty days of being notified of such closure, hold a public hearing at a location within the geographic area served by such general hospital to solicit testimony concerning the extent to which such closure will result in the reduction or elimination of health care services in the affected community, and options and proposals for replacing or enhancing such health care services through other means in order to meet the needs of residents in the affected community; makes related provisions.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)

Status: (Passed) 2010-10-01 - SIGNED CHAP.541 [S07483 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Assembly	Assembly Floor Vote - Final Passage	2010-06-28	144	0	5	0	149	Passed	Link	View
Senate	Senate Floor Vote - Final Passage	2010-06-24	61	0	1	0	62	Passed	Link	View

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