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BILL · 2011–12 SESSION

SB 5818: Long-term care deaths

Requiring certain long-term care facilities to report incidents of death caused by health care-associated infections to the department of social and health services.

Summary

  • Requires boarding homes, nursing homes, and adult family homes, within fifteen days of a certificate of death being filed, to file a notification with the department of social and health services when the death is partially or fully caused by a health care-associated infection acquired by the resident during his or her stay at the boarding home, nursing home, or adult family home.

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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
  1. IntroducedFeb 16, 2011
  2. Out of committeestopped here
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. Governor
  6. Law
Prime sponsor
Steve Litzow (R-41)
Introduced
February 16, 2011 in the Senate
Last action
April 11, 2012

AN ACT Relating to mandating certain long-term care facilities to report incidents of death caused by health case-associated infections;

Sponsors

Prime sponsor: Steve Litzow (R-41)

Votes

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

History

  1. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  2. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  3. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  4. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  5. By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
  6. First reading, referred to Health & Long-Term Care.

SB 5818 in other sessions

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