BILL · 2013–14 SESSION
SB 5629: Emergency dept. overcrowding
Requiring a study on emergency department overcrowding.
Summary
- Requires the department of health to convene a stakeholders meeting to review certain recommendations and determine which methods are in use now in the state, and which will best reduce boarding practices in hospitals. Requires hospitals to provide the department of health with data on their emergency department boarding rates and current activities aimed at reducing boarding at their facilities.
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Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedFeb 6, 2013
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Governor
- Law
- Prime sponsor
- Nathan Schlicher (D-26)
- Introduced
- February 6, 2013 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 13, 2014
AN ACT Relating to emergency department overcrowding;
Sponsors
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status.
- First reading, referred to Health Care.
SB 5629 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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- SB 5629 (2019–20) Small modular reactors
- SB 5629 (2017–18) Title insurance rating orgs.
- SB 5629 (2015–16) Offender supervision/credits
- SB 5629 (2011–12) Commercial drivers
- SB 5629 (2009–10) Pregnancy prevention progs