Bill Summary for H 634 (2013-2014)
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Summary date:
May 14 2013
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT REQUIRING THE NORTH CAROLINA MEDICAL CARE COMMISSION TO ADOPT RULES ESTABLISHING STANDARDIZED HOSPITAL EMERGENCY CODES AND STANDARDIZED RESPONSES TO EACH OF THESE EMERGENCY CODES, AND REQUIRING HOSPITALS TO IMPLEMENT THEM.Intro. by Lambeth, Hanes, Jones, Malone.
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Bill summary
House committee substitute makes the following changes to the 1st edition:
Amends the bill title to remove reference to provision requiring standardized responses to emergency codes.
Revises GS 131E-88 to remove requirement that the NC Medical Care Commission (Commission) adopt rules for standardized responses to emergency codes and that hospitals implement such responses; deletes list of emergency situations that must be addressed in standardized emergency codes adopted by the Commission; clarifies that the Commission must adopt and hospitals must implement standardized emergency codes by July 1, 2015.
Changes effective date to make the act effective when it becomes law (was January 1, 2014).