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• Introduced by Rep. Jimmy Womack (D) on July 14, 2009, to revise the law that requires a nursing home employee who becomes aware of patient mistreatment, abuse, or neglect to report it to the home’s administrator or nursing director. The bill would require the employee to also report mistreatment directly to the Department of Community Health.
  • Referred to the House Senior Health, Security and Retirement Committee on July 14, 2009.
    • Reported in the House on October 14, 2009, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
• Passed 96 to 8 in the House on October 29, 2009.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on November 5, 2009.
  • Referred to the Senate Families and Human Services Committee on November 5, 2009.