Patrick Hope
- Democratic
- Delegate
- District 1
Primary
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically present at all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physician on call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises, at all times. The bill has a delayed effective date of July 1, 2025 and is identical to SB 392.
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensed physicians.Requires any hospital with an emergency department to have atleast one licensed physician on duty and physically present at alltimes. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensed physicianon call, though not necessarily physically present on the premises,at all times.
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0441)
Approved by Governor-Chapter 441 (effective 7/1/25)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024
Impact statement from DPB (HB353ER)
Signed by Speaker
Signed by President
Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB353ER)
Enrolled
Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)
Read third time
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (14-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Reported from Education and Health (14-Y 0-N)
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Constitutional reading dispensed
VOTE: Passage (81-Y 19-N)
Read third time and passed House (81-Y 19-N)
Printed as engrossed 24100997D-E
Engrossed by House as amended HB353E
Committee amendment agreed to
Impact statement from DPB (HB353E)
Read second time
Read first time
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (22-Y 0-N)
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendments (8-Y 0-N)
House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Impact statement from DPB (HB353)
Assigned sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100997D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24100997D | PDF HTML |
| Printed as engrossed 24100997D-E | PDF HTML |
| HB353ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0441 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB353FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB353FE122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: HB353F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: HB353AH | HTML |
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