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CS/HB 497: Hospice Care

GENERAL BILL by Health Innovation Subcommittee ; Stone

Hospice Care; Authorizes hospices, or providers operating under contract with hospice, to provide community palliative care to seriously ill patients & their families.

Effective Date: 7/1/2018
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/1/2017 House • Filed
11/8/2017 House • Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 44
1/9/2018 House • Introduced -HJ 44
1/19/2018 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Innovation Subcommittee, 01/23/18, 1:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
1/23/2018 House • CS by Health Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 412
1/24/2018 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Health Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 403
1/25/2018 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 431
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 431
3/10/2018 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health and Human Services Committee