l9n/ Mississippi

2015 Regular Session

Senate Bill 2108

Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act; record family caregivers upon admission to hospital.

Became law as Chapter 434, Laws of 2015, signed April 13, 2015, 94 days after it was filed.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE EACH PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S LEGAL GUARDIAN AN OPPORTUNITY TO DESIGNATE A LAY CAREGIVER AFTER THE PATIENT'S ADMISSION INTO A HOSPITAL AND BEFORE THE PATIENT'S DISCHARGE TO THE PATIENT'S RESIDENCE; TO PROVIDE THAT DESIGNATION OF A LAY CAREGIVER BY A PATIENT OR A PATIENT'S LEGAL GUARDIAN DOES NOT OBLIGATE ANY INDIVIDUAL TO PERFORM ANY AFTERCARE TASKS FOR THE PATIENT; TO PROVIDE THAT IF A PATIENT OR THE PATIENT'S GUARDIAN HAS DESIGNATED A LAY CAREGIVER, A HOSPITAL SHALL NOTIFY THE DESIGNATED LAY CAREGIVER OF THE PATIENT'S DISCHARGE TO THE PATIENT'S RESIDENCE OR TRANSFER TO ANOTHER LICENSED FACILITY AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE HOSPITAL IS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE DESIGNATED LAY CAREGIVER, THE LACK OF CONTACT SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH, DELAY OR OTHERWISE AFFECT THE MEDICAL CARE PROVIDED TO THE PATIENT, OR AN APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE OF THE PATIENT; TO REQUIRE THE HOSPITAL TO MAKE A REASONABLE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS TO CONSULT WITH THE DESIGNATED LAY CAREGIVER TO PREPARE HIM OR HER FOR AFTERCARE AND ISSUE A DISCHARGE PLAN DESCRIBING A PATIENT'S AFTERCARE NEEDS; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE HOSPITAL IS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE DESIGNATED LAY CAREGIVER AFTER A REASONABLE NUMBER OF ATTEMPTS, THE LACK OF CONTACT SHALL NOT INTERFERE WITH, DELAY OR OTHERWISE AFFECT AN APPROPRIATE DISCHARGE OF THE PATIENT; 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 Senate

Its course

January 9 to April 13, 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 action21 actions on 14 days

In the SenateJan 9 to Feb 527 days

Public Health and WelfareJan 9 to Jan 2718 days

In the House of RepresentativesFeb 5 to Mar 427 days

Public Health and Human ServicesFeb 24 to Feb 262 days

Back in the SenateMar 4 to Apr 633 days

With the GovernorApr 6 to Apr 137 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • Senate floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 5

  • House of Representatives committee amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Mar 4

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

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What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the Senate Jan 9 – Feb 5

  1. Jan 9Referred to the Senate committee on Public Health and Welfare
  2. Jan 27Reported from committee in the Senate: title sufficient, do pass as a committee substitute
  3. Feb 5Committee substitute adopted in the Senate
  4. Amended in the Senate
  5. Passed the Senate as amended

In the House of Representatives Feb 9 – Mar 4

  1. Feb 9Sent to the House
  2. Feb 24Referred to the House committee on Public Health and Human Services
  3. Feb 26Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass as amended
  4. Mar 4Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

Back in the Senate Mar 5 – Apr 6

  1. Mar 5Returned to the Senate to concur in the House's amendments
  2. Mar 18Declined in the Senate to concur, and invited a conference
  3. Mar 27Conferees named in the Senate: Kirby, Burton and Frazier
  4. Conferees named in the House: Mims, Barker and Brown (20th)
  5. Mar 28Conference report filed in the Senate
  6. Conference report filed in the House
  7. Mar 31Conference report adopted in the House
  8. Conference report adopted in the Senate
  9. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the Senate

To the Governor Apr 6 – Apr 13

  1. Apr 6Enrolled bill signed in the House
  2. Apr 13Approved by the Governor
All 21 actions, as published
  1. Jan 9Referred To Public Health and WelfareSenate
  2. Jan 27Title Suff Do Pass Comm SubSenate
  3. Feb 5Committee Substitute AdoptedSenate
  4. Feb 5AmendedSenate
  5. Feb 5Passed As AmendedSenate
  6. Feb 9Transmitted To HouseSenate
  7. Feb 24Referred To Public Health and Human ServicesHouse of Representatives
  8. Feb 26Title Suff Do Pass As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  9. Mar 4AmendedHouse of Representatives
  10. Mar 4Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  11. Mar 5Returned For ConcurrenceHouse of Representatives
  12. Mar 18Decline to Concur/Invite ConfSenate
  13. Mar 27Conferees Named Kirby,Burton,FrazierSenate
  14. Mar 27Conferees Named Mims,Barker,Brown (20th)House of Representatives
  15. Mar 28Conference Report FiledSenate
  16. Mar 28Conference Report FiledHouse of Representatives
  17. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedHouse of Representatives
  18. Mar 31Conference Report AdoptedSenate
  19. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedSenate
  20. Apr 6Enrolled Bill SignedHouse of Representatives
  21. Apr 13Approved by GovernorGovernor