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HB 23-A: Recovery Care Services

GENERAL BILL by Fitzenhagen ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes, B.

Recovery Care Services; Includes recovery care centers as facilities licensed under ch. 395, F.S.; provides admission criteria for recovery care center; requires emergency care, transfer, & discharge protocols; authorizes AHCA to establish separate standards for recovery care centers for care & treatment of patients; directs agency to enforce special-occupancy provisions of Florida Building Code applicable to recovery care centers; provides applicability of Health Care Licensing Procedures Act; exempts recovery care centers from specified minimum licensure requirements.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 6/19/2015 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
5/27/2015 House • Filed
6/1/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 6
• Referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 6
6/9/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 06/10/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
6/10/2015 House • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 13 NAYS 4 -HJ 95
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 95
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 06/11/15
6/11/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 98
• Placed on 3rd reading
6/12/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 103
• Passed; YEAS 78 NAYS 21 -HJ 103
6/12/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 38
• Received -SJ 38
6/19/2015 Senate • Died in Health Policy