01RS HC2

HCR2

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HCR 2 (BR 278) - P. Bather

     Create a task force to complete a study to identify strategies to maintain an adequate supply of nurses in the Commonwealth; and require a report to the Legislative Research Commission no later than November 1, 2001.

HCR 2 - AMENDMENTS


     HCS - Retain original provisions; expand the responsibilities of the taskforce to include other health care professionals in addition to nurses; expand the membership of the taskforce to include additional organizations representing health care facilities, health care professionals, governmental agencies, and schools of nursing; create a seventeen (17) member steering committee from the membership of the taskforce; require the membership to represent all regions of the state; require the membership to be appointed by the Legislative Research Commission with consideration being given to individuals recommended by the Interim Joint Committee on Health and Welfare; require a report of legislative recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission no later than September 1, 2001 and a final report to the Legislative Research Commission no later than September 1, 2002.
     HCA (1/Title, P. Bather) - Make title amendment.
     HFA (1, M. Marzian) - Retain original provisions; replace the task force on healthcare workforce shortage with a nursing shortage task force with the responsibility of identifying strategies to maintain an adequate supply of nurses in the Commonwealth; decrease the membership of the task force; delete the seventeen (17) member steering committee of the task force; delete the requirement that all regions of the state be represented on the task force.
     HFA (2, M. Marzian) - Retain original provisions except replace the task force on healthcare workforce shortage with a nursing shortage task force with the responsibility of identifying strategies to maintain an adequate supply of nurses in the Commonwealth; decrease the membership of the task force; delete the seventeen 17 member steering committee of the task force; and delete the requirement that all regions of the state be represented on the task force.
     HFA (3, B. Heleringer) - Retain original provisions except expand the membership of the task force.
     HFA (4, B. Heleringer) - Retain original provisions except expand the membership of the task force.
     HFA (5, P. Bather) - Amend to reduce the task force to 19 members.

     Jan 2-introduced in House
     Jan 3-to Health and Welfare (H)
     Feb 9-posted in committee
     Feb 20-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title); floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
     Feb 21-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, February 22, 2001
     Feb 22-floor amendments (2) and (3) filed to Committee Substitute
     Feb 23-floor amendment (4) filed to Committee Substitute
     Feb 26-floor amendment (5) filed to Committee Substitute
     Feb 27-3rd reading, adopted 88-7 with Committee Substitute, committee amendment (1-title), floor amendment (2)
     Feb 28-received in Senate
     Mar 5-to Agriculture and Natural Resources (S)


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