Did not become law. It stopped in the House of Representatives's Public Health and Human Services Committee on February 3, 2015. The 2015 session has ended.
2015 Regular Session
House Bill 840
Hospital; require to allow patients to designate caregivers upon entry to.
What it does
The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.
AN ACT ENTITLED THE "CAREGIVER ADVISE, RECORD, ENABLE (CARE) ACT"; TO REQUIRE LICENSED HOSPITALS TO ALLOW A PATIENT AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGNATE, UPON ENTRY TO A HOSPITAL, A CAREGIVER IN THE PATIENT'S MEDICAL RECORD; TO REQUIRE A HOSPITAL TO NOTIFY AND MEET WITH THE DESIGNATED CAREGIVER ALONG WITH THE PATIENT TO DISCUSS THE PATIENT'S PLAN OF CARE BEFORE THE PATIENT'S DISCHARGE OR TRANSFER TO ANOTHER FACILITY; TO REQUIRE A HOSPITAL TO INSTRUCT THE DESIGNATED CAREGIVER IN CERTAIN AFTER-CARE TASKS UPON A PATIENT'S DISCHARGE TO HIS OR HER CURRENT RESIDENCE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
Sponsors
Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.
In the House of Representatives
Sponsor
Its course
January 19 to February 3, 2015, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.
Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.
Every action2 actions on 2 days
In the House of RepresentativesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Public Health and Human ServicesJan 19 to Feb 3 · stopped15 days
Text
Each version as the Legislature printed it.
l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.
What happened
In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.
In the House of Representatives Jan 19 – Feb 3
- Jan 19Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
- Feb 3Died in committee in the House
All 2 actions, as published
- Jan 19Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
- Feb 3Died In CommitteeHouse of Representatives