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CS/CS/CS/HB 83: Infant Death

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Santiago ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Campbell ; Edwards ; Pigman ; Rodrigues, R.

Infant Death; Revises education, orientation, & postpartum care requirements for birth center clients to include certain instruction; revises legislative findings & intent with respect to sudden unexpected death of infant under specified age; defines "Sudden Unexpected Infant Death"; revises requirements relating to autopsies performed by medical examiners; requires Medical Examiners Commission to develop protocol for medicolegal investigation of SUID; requires hospital that provides birthing services to incorporate certain information into postpartum instruction on care of newborns.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/17/2013 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 56 (Ch. 2013-62) -HJ 628
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/2/2013 House • Filed
1/11/2013 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 26
1/31/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 02/07/13, 2:00 pm, 306 HOB
2/7/2013 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 154
2/14/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
2/19/2013 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 151
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 26
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 144
3/8/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/12/13, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/12/2013 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 242
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
3/13/2013 House • CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 239
3/15/2013 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 270
3/20/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/22/13, 8:30 pm, Morris Hall
3/22/2013 House • CS/CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 357
3/27/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 350
3/28/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 369
4/15/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/13
4/17/2013 House • Substituted CS/SB 56 -HJ 628
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 56 (Ch. 2013-62) -HJ 628