HOSPITAL ACCESS & ACCOUNT Senate SponsorsSen. Ira I. Silverstein 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die New ActCreates the Hospital Access and Accountability Act. Provides that a nonprofit corporation that operates a health facility shall give written notice to the Attorney General 20 days before it sells, leases, conveys, exchanges, transfers, or otherwise disposes of all or substantially all of its assets. Provides that a nonprofit corporation, including religious organizations, that operates or controls a health facility or operates or controls a facility that provides similar health care shall be required to provide written notice to and to obtain the written consent of the Attorney General prior to entering into any agreement or transaction to (i) sell, transfer, lease, exchange, option, convey, or otherwise dispose of its assets to a for-profit or nonprofit corporation or entity when a material amount of the assets of the nonprofit corporation are involved in the agreement or transaction or (ii) transfer control, responsibility, or governance of a material amount of the assets or operations of the nonprofit corporation to any for-profit or nonprofit corporation or entity or to any mutual benefit corporation or entity.Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Deletes everything but the short title. 2/19/2003SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 2/19/2003SenateFirst Reading 2/19/2003SenateReferred to Rules 2/26/2003SenateAssigned to Health & Human Services 3/6/2003SenatePostponed - Health & Human Services 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules 3/11/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Health & Human Services 3/12/2003SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted 3/13/2003SenateDo Pass as Amended Health & Human Services; 011-000-000 3/13/2003SenatePlaced on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 18, 2003 4/4/2003SenateThird Reading Deadline Extended - Rule 2-10(e) to April 9, 2003. 7/1/2003SenatePursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Rules 1/11/2005SenateSession Sine Die