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CS/HB 2339: Patient Protection Act of 2000

GENERAL BILL by General Government Appropriations ; Feeney ; Waters ; Peaden ; Fasano ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Maygarden ; Farkas ; Minton ; Sorensen ; Casey ; Putnam ; Argenio ; Lynn ; Flanagan ; Crist ; Cantens

Patient Protection Act of 2000; deletes certificate-of-need requirement for licensure of Medicare-certified home health agencies, references to state health plan, licensing of home health agencies by AHCA, obsolete certificate-of-need review criteria, & references to Medicare-certified home health agencies; reduces annual assessment on hospitals to fund public medical assistance; increases certain benefits for hospital outpatient services, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000 except as otherwise provided (CLOSED BILL)
Last Action: 6/8/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-256; See also CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296), SB 2510 (Ch. 2000-300)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
4/11/2000 House • Filed; Referred to Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00525; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC), 04/13/00, 1:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/12/2000 House • Introduced -HJ 00524
4/13/2000 House • Comm. Action: Recommends Closed Bill, Fav. with 9 amendment(s) by Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); YEAS 10 NAYS 2 -HJ 00552
4/14/2000 House • Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00552
4/18/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 04/18/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall --Not considered -HJ 00556
4/19/2000 House • Withdrawn from Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00574; Rereferred to General Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00574
4/21/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- General Appropriations (FRC), 04/25/00, 8:00 am, 212-K
4/25/2000 House • Comm. Action:-CS by General Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 17 NAYS 3 -HJ 00771; CS read first time on 04/25/00 -HJ 00770; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00771; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00771
4/26/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00812
5/1/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 01289; CS passed; YEAS 108 NAYS 8 -HJ 01291
5/1/2000 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy -SJ 00893
5/5/2000 Senate • Withdrawn from Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Judiciary; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01348; Substituted for CS/CS/CS/SB 2154 -SJ 01349; Read second and third times -SJ 01349; CS passed; YEAS 23 NAYS 15 -SJ 01349
5/5/2000 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 02440
5/26/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/8/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-256; See also CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318), HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296), SB 2510 (Ch. 2000-300)