MD HB821 | 2011 | Regular Session

Maryland House Bill 821 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2011 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-15 - Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Altering the requirements for hospital licensure; requiring hospitals to report medical harm events to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; requiring hospitals that have had no medical harm events to make a specified statement to the Department; requiring hospitals to establish a patient safety program; requiring hospitals to inform specified persons of medical harm events, interview persons about medical harm events, and include a medical harm event on a death certificate under specified circumstances; etc.

Title

Hospitals - Medical Harm Disclosure Act

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-15		Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations
2011-02-22		Hearing 3/3 at 1:00 p.m.
2011-02-11		First Reading Health and Government Operations

Subjects

Appeals
Auditors and Audits
Committees and Commissions
Death
Disclosure
Discrimination
Electronic Government
Fees
Forms
Health
Health and Mental Hygiene, Department of
Hospitals
Inspections
Investigations and Inquiries
Licenses
Notices
Patients
Penalties and Sentences
Privacy
Public Information
Records
Reports
Revenue and Taxes
Rules and Regulations
Safety
State Universities and Colleges
Vital Records

Maryland State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Search/Legislation?target=/2011rs/billfile/HB0821.htm
Text	http://mlis.state.md.us/2011rs/bills/hb/hb0821f.pdf