Stella Pekarsky
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 36
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 HB 353.
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensedphysicians. Requires any hospital with an emergency departmentto have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically presentat all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensedphysician on call, though not necessarily physically present on thepremises, at all times. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2025.
Hospitals; emergency departments; licensedphysicians.Requires any hospital with an emergency departmentto have at least one licensed physician on duty and physically presentat all times. Current law requires such hospitals to have a licensedphysician on call, though not necessarily physically present on thepremises, at all times.
Approved by Governor-Chapter 505 (effective 7/1/25)
Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0505)
Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024
Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 11, 2024
Signed by President
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB392ER)
Enrolled
Signed by Speaker
Impact statement from DPB (SB392ER)
House amendment agreed to by Senate (36-Y 2-N)
Committee amendment agreed to
VOTE: Passage (63-Y 36-N)
Passed House with amendment (63-Y 36-N)
Engrossed by House as amended
Read third time
Read second time
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (21-Y 1-N)
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
Placed on Calendar
Read first time
Impact statement from DPB (SB392E)
Read third time and passed Senate (38-Y 0-N)
Engrossed by Senate as amended SB392E
Committee amendment agreed to
Reading of amendment waived
Printed as engrossed 24103092D-E
Read second time
Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
Reported from Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
Reported from Education and Health with amendment (15-Y 0-N)
Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations
Senate subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
Impact statement from DPB (SB392)
Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103092D
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103092D | PDF HTML |
| Printed as engrossed 24103092D-E | PDF HTML |
| SB392ER | PDF HTML |
| CHAP0505 | PDF HTML |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB392FER122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB392FE122.PDF | |
| Fiscal Impact Statement: SB392F122.PDF | |
| Amendment: SB392AS | HTML |
| Amendment: SB392AHE | HTML |
| Amendment: SB392AH | HTML |
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