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CS/SB 2438: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Latvala ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Gutman ; Hargrett

Health Care; provides requirements for accepting outside referrals for diagnostic imaging; authorizes group practices & sole practitioners to accept prescribed percentage of their patients from outside referrals for specified time; requires AHCA in conjunction with Medicaid Fraud Unit of Attorney General's Office to study certain specified business activities & arrangements of providers of clinical lab services for kidney dialysis, etc. Amends 455.654.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 4/28/1999 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01221, -SJ 01402; Read second time -SJ 01356; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01356; House Bill substituted -SJ 01356; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2231 (Ch. 99-356); See also HB 2125 (Ch. 99-397)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/1999 Senate • Filed
3/17/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00292
4/15/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 04/20/99, 12:00 noon, Room-110S
4/20/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00639; CS read first time on 04/21/99 -SJ 00647
4/21/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00639
4/23/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792
4/26/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00792, -SJ 00886
4/27/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00886, -SJ 01221
4/28/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01221, -SJ 01402; Read second time -SJ 01356; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01356; House Bill substituted -SJ 01356; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2231 (Ch. 99-356); See also HB 2125 (Ch. 99-397)