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CS/HB 1539: Long-term Care Ombudsman Program

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Rules & Regulations ; Elder Affairs & Long-Term Care ; Argenziano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fiorentino ; Littlefield ; Russell ; Levine ; Waters ; Rubio ; Kosmas ; Reddick ; Bitner ; Jacobs ; Lynn ; Murman ; Crist

Long-term Care Ombudsman Program; provides duty of State Long-Term Care Ombudsman to prepare & submit annual budget requests; provides duty to enter into cooperative agreement re investigation of Medicaid fraud; provides for consultation on rulemaking by Elderly Affairs Dept. re conflict of interest; provides relationship between office & departments of state government, etc. Amends Ch. 400, 20.41, 395.3025. APPROPRIATION: $80,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000
Last Action: 5/5/2000 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 358 (Ch. 2000-349), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/25/2000 House • Prefiled
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00099
3/10/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/14/00, 1:00 pm, 12-H
3/14/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00338
3/22/2000 House • CS read first time on 03/22/00 -HJ 00333; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00338
3/23/2000 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00338
4/3/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 04/05/00, 8:00 am, Reed Hall
4/5/2000 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00502
4/6/2000 House • Placed on calendar, available for General Calendar -HJ 00502
4/24/2000 House • Placed on General Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00641; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00641; Read third time -HJ 00641; CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 00641
4/24/2000 Senate • In Messages
4/26/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity -SJ 00540
5/5/2000 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 358 (Ch. 2000-349), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367)