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HB 493: Licensure/Nursing Homes & Related Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Murzin ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Homan ; Troutman

Licensure/Nursing Homes & Related Facilities; Provides condition for actions brought on behalf of nursing home residents under certain alternative theory of recovery; prohibits certain actions or admissions from being admitted as evidence in liability actions; requires evidentiary hearing to determine basis for punitive damages; provides conditions under which facility is not liable for failure to provide adequate staffing, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Action: 5/2/2009 House - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Elder & Family Services Policy (HFPC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/20/2009 House • Filed
    2/12/2009 House • Referred to Elder & Family Services Policy (HFPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Health & Family Services Policy Council
    3/3/2009 House • Introduced, referred to Elder & Family Services Policy (HFPC); Civil Justice & Courts Policy (CCJP); Health & Family Services Policy Council -HJ 00046
    5/2/2009 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Elder & Family Services Policy (HFPC)

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  • HB 493, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2009 at 5:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 988 Nursing Homes [SPSC] Fasano Compare Last Action: 5/2/2009 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Committee on Health Regulation
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    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.021 Definitions.
    400.023 Civil enforcement.
    400.0232
    400.0237 Punitive damages; pleading; burden of proof.
    400.23 Rules; evaluation and deficiencies; licensure status.
    415.102 Definitions of terms used in ss. 415.101-415.113.

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