- Bill Status: HB 2705: introduced 2/8; assigned to HHS, Commerce and Rules Committees; second reading 2/11; did not pass House.
- Bill Sponsor: Sponsor: Rep. Chabin
- Bill Information: Prescription marketing costs; gift disclosure
New Law
Colorado - SB124
- Bill Status: Introduced on 2/1/10; passed Senate 3/30; passed House with amendments on 5/10; Senate passes House amendments and consurs on 5/11/10
- Bill Sponsor: Sponsor: M. Carroll
- Bill Information: Michael Skolnik Medical Transparency Act of 2010 provides information to the public about medical professionals in Colorado
New Laws
- Bill Status: SB 248: Joint Cmte on Public Health 2/22; hearing 3/1; joint favorable substitute 3/19; filed with Legislative Commissioners’ Office 3/22; referred to Legislative Research and Office of Fiscal analysis 3/31. Senate Judiciary; amended twice; passed Senate; passed House; concurrence 5/5. SB270: Joint Cmte on Public Health 2/23; hearing 3/1; joint favorable substitute 3/24; Filed with Legislative Commissioners' Office on 3/25; did not pass Senate; bill was amended to SB248 and passed on 5/5.
- Bill Sponsor: Sponsor: Sen. LeBeau (SB270); Public Health Committee (SB248).
- Bill Information: SB 270: Drug Company gift disclosure; SB 248: Medical error reporting
- Bill Status: passed Health Committee on 2/2; passed Judiciary on 2/9; send to Finance
- Bill sponsor(s): NISHIMOTO, BELATTI, BROWER, CARROLL, MIZUNO, SHIMABUKURO, YAMANE, BERTRAM
- Bill Information: Hospital Infection Disclosure Act
- Bill Status: Rules Committee 2/5; died in committee
- Bill Sponsor: Rep. Elaine Nekritz
- Bill Information: Prescription record privacy act - prohibits use of prescription drug information for marketing purposes.
- Bill Status: Committee on Health and Human Services; died in committee
- Bill Sponsor: Rep. Goode
- Bill Information: Defines high risk populations for purpose of implementing MRSA screening of high risk patients
- Bill Status: SF 1237: died before end of session
- Bill Sponsor: SF 1237: Senators Marty ; Berglin ; Doll; HB 1641: Representatives: Liebling ; Kahn ; Slocum ; Laine
- Bill Information: Pharmaceutical Gift Ban
- Bill Status: S.F. 1044: died before end of session
- Sponsor(s): HF 491: Liebling ; Gardner ; Scalze ; Persell ; Abeler; SF 1044: Doll ; Scheid ; Lourey ; Sheran ; Jungbauer
- Bill Information: Pharmaceutical Mining
- Bill Status:S.F. 895: Died before end of session
- Sponsor(s): SF 895: Sheran ; Marty ; Doll ; Dibble ; Berglin; HF 1640: Liebling ; Loeffler ; Ruud ; Laine
- Description: Prescriber Education Program “Academic Detailing”
- Bill Status: Died in Senate Public Health and Welfare
Committee
- Bill Sponsor: Senator Dearing
- Bill Information: Hospital Infection Disclosure Act
- Bill Status: Died in Senate Public Health and Welfare
Committee
- Bill Sponsor: Senator Dearing
- Bill Information: Hosptial Infection Disclosure Act
New Laws
- Bill Status: HB 1553: Introduced; 2/18; passed both houses 3/31/10; amended 4/14; enrolled 4/21; HB 1548: Introduced 1/6/2010; house passed 2/17; passed both houses 3/31/10.
- Bill Sponsor: HB 1553: Rep. Houde-Quimby; HB 1648: Rep. Rosenwald
- Bill Information: HB 1553: Infection reporting expanded to ambulatory surgical facilities; HB 1548: Establishes panel to review maternal deaths
New Mexico - HJM 14
- Bill Status: prefiled 1/15; substitute 2/6; appropritations and finance; passed House; bill died: session ended before any Senate action
- Bill Sponsor: Chavez
- Bill Information: Implementation of hospital infection reporting beginning in 2011
Rhode Island - HB 7550
- Bill Status: House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare 2/24; scheduled for hearing and/or consideration 3/3; committee recommends passage;
- Bill Sponsor: Rep. Naughton
- Bill Information: requires written guidelines to every individual before and during their hospitalization for the purpose of preventing hospital-acquired infections, includes SSI infection guidelines.
- Bill Status: 1/11/10; Health Care & Wellness; died; By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status to first special session.
- Bill Sponsor: Rep. Campbell
- Bill Information: Nursing home reporting of MRSA
- Bill Status: Public hearing on 1/20 in health and long term care; died; By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status to first special session.
- Bill Sponsor: Sen. Keiser
- Bill Information: Reporting adverse health care events
- Bill Status: Health care and wellness; died in committee; By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status to first special session.
- Bill Sponsor: Reps. Chase and Campbell
- Bill Information: Requiring written informed consent prior to the administration of any drug when the patient has a known allergy
- Bill Status: Public hearing on 1/20 in health and long term care; died; By resolution, reintroduced and retained in present status to first special session.
- Bill Sponsor: Rep. Kaiser
- Bill Information: Penalty for failure of a medical facility to report an adverse health event.
