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CS/SB 276: Home Medical Equipment Providers

GENERAL BILL by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care ; Brown-Waite

Home Medical Equipment Providers; provides for regulation of home medical equipment providers by AHCA; provides for licensure & exemptions; provides unlawful acts; provides for license applications & for fees; provides for background screening; provides for provisional licenses & temporary permits; provides for notice of toll-free telephone number for central abuse registry; prohibits patient referrals & rebates, etc. Creates 400.92-.965. APPROPRIATION: $701,370.

Effective Date: 07/01/1999
Last Action: 5/26/1999 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-189; See also SB 674 (Ch. 99-317)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/1998 Senate • Prefiled
1/20/1999 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy
2/9/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 02/17/99, 9:00 am, Room-110S
2/17/1999 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
2/19/1999 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy
3/2/1999 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00031; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 02/17/99, 9:00 am, Room-110S; Comm. Action: CS by Health, Aging and Long-Term Care -SJ 00015; CS read first time on 03/02/99 -SJ 00105; Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 00015
3/18/1999 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 03/24/99, 1:00 pm, Room-37S
3/24/1999 Senate • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Fiscal Policy -SJ 00352
3/25/1999 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00352
4/6/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00435
4/7/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00434, -SJ 00468
4/8/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00468, -SJ 00481
4/13/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00481, -SJ 00512
4/15/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00512, -SJ 00575
4/16/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00575
4/21/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00637
4/22/1999 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00637, -SJ 00707; Read second time -SJ 00685; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00685; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00685
4/23/1999 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00790; CS passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00790; Immediately certified -SJ 00790
4/23/1999 House • In Messages
4/28/1999 House • Received -HJ 01630; Read second and third times -HJ 01630; CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 01630
4/28/1999 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01410
5/19/1999 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/26/1999 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 99-189; See also SB 674 (Ch. 99-317)