CS/SB 478: Telehealth
GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Bean ; Joyner
Telehealth; Providing certain practice standards for telehealth providers; authorizing telehealth providers to use telehealth to prescribe controlled substances, with an exception; prohibiting the use of telehealth or specified computer-controlled devices to prescribe optical devices, etc.
Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Health Policy (HP)
- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
- Appropriations (AP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/22/2015 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/3/2015 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 63 |
| 2/9/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/17/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 2/17/2015 | Senate |
• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 159 |
| 2/18/2015 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) |
| 2/20/2015 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 159 |
| 3/3/2015 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 63 • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 154 |
| 4/9/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/14/15, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building |
| 4/14/2015 | Senate |
• Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 426 |
| 4/16/2015 | Senate |
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 426 |
| 5/1/2015 | Senate |
• Died in Appropriations |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H 545 (c1) | Telehealth | Cummings, Jones | Similar |
Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Location: In committee/council (HHSC) |
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Bill Text
| Version | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|
| S 478 Filed | 1/22/2015 4:46 PM | Web Page | PDF |
| S 478 c1 | 2/18/2015 2:20 PM | Web Page | PDF |
Committee Amendments
| Amendment | Sponsor | Filed | Last Committee Action | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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813832 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
Health Policy (Bean) |
2/16/2015 8:38 AM |
Replaced by Committee Substitute
2/17/2015 |
Web Page
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539316 - Amendment to Amendment (813832) Between lines 56 and 57 insert: |
Health Policy (Galvano) |
2/16/2015 4:05 PM |
Replaced by Committee Substitute
2/17/2015 |
Web Page
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| Amendment | Sponsor | Filed | Last Committee Action | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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707614 - Amendment Delete line 39 and insert: |
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Bean) |
4/14/2015 9:12 AM (Late Filed) |
Replaced by Committee Substitute
4/16/2015 |
Web Page
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620994 - Amendment Delete lines 63 - 75 and insert: |
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Bean) |
4/13/2015 5:31 PM |
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
4/16/2015 |
Web Page
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596394 - Substitute Amendment (620994) Delete lines 63 - 75 and insert: |
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Bean) |
4/14/2015 1:06 PM (Late Filed) |
Replaced by Committee Substitute
4/16/2015 |
Web Page
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Floor Amendments
Bill Analyses
| Type | Analysis | Author | Posted | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Analysis | S 478 | Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) | 2/16/2015 9:08 AM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 478 | Health Policy (Post-Meeting) | 2/18/2015 1:26 PM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 478 | Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) | 4/13/2015 4:46 PM | |
| Bill Analysis | S 478 | Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) | 4/16/2015 4:09 PM |
Vote History - Committee
| Version | Committee | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 478 Filed | Health Policy | 2/17/2015 9:00 AM | 8 Yeas - 0 Nays |
| S 478 c1 | Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services | 4/14/2015 1:30 PM | 7 Yeas - 0 Nays |
Vote History - Floor
No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (1)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 456.4501 | Page 1 (pdf) |
Citations - Constitution (0)
No Constitutional citations.
Citations - Chapter Law (0)
No Chapter Law citations.
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