House Bill #5202 (2019)
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
Directs the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to provide for clinical oversight of the use of therapeutic beds and cribs which are prescribed by a physician for use by a minor.
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2019-01-25: Introduced, referred to House H.E.W.
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2019-02-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2019)
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2019-02-06: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2019-03-22: Proposed Substitute
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2019-03-22: Scheduled for consideration (03/27/2019)
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2019-03-27: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2019-03-29: Placed on House Calendar (04/04/2019)
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2019-04-04: House passed Sub A
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2019 – H 5202 ======== LC000728 ========- 2019 – H 5202 SUBSTITUTE A ======== LC000728/SUB A ========
- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
- Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, McNamara, Williams, Vella-Wilkinson, and
- Amore
- Date Introduced: January 25, 2019
- Referred To: House Health, Education & Welfare It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Chapter 23-26 of the General Laws entitled "Bedding and Upholstered Furniture" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
- 23-26-32. Therapeutic beds.
The department of health is hereby authorized and directed to promulgate rules and regulations to provide for clinical oversight of the use of therapeutic beds and therapeutic cribs when these beds and cribs are prescribed by a physician for use by a minor. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC000728 ========- The department of health is hereby authorized and directed to establish on its website an informational link to the regulations of the federal Food and Drug Administration relating to the use of therapeutic beds, therapeutic cribs, and therapeutic bassinets, when these beds, cribs, and bassinets are prescribed by a physician for use by a minor.
- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC000728/SUB A ========
- EXPLANATION
- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
- OF
- A N A C T
- RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - BEDDING AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
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This act would direct the department of health to promulgate rules and regulations to provide for clinical oversight of the use of therapeutic beds and cribs which are prescribed by a physician for use by a minor. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC000728 ========- This act would direct the department of health to establish on its website an informational link to the regulations of the Food and Drug Administration relating to the use of therapeutic beds, cribs, and bassinets which are prescribed by a physician for use by a minor.
- This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC000728/SUB A ========
Votes
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April 04, 2019 at 4:27pm
Yeas: 58 /
Nays: 1 /
Not voting: 9 /
Recused: 0