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CS/CS/HB 591: Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC)

GENERAL BILL by Governmental Rules & Regulations ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Tullis ; Johnson ; Greenstein

Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Health Care; requires field offices of AHCA to establish local coordinating workgroups to identify operation of unlicensed assisted living facilities & to develop plan to enforce state laws re unlicensed assisted living facilities; revises general licensing provisions for professions under jurisdiction of Health Dept.; clarifies applicability of Insurance Code to HMOs; creates & provides requirements for Council on Certified Nursing Assistants, etc. Amends FS. Appropriation: $710,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/2000 except as otherwise provided
Last Action: 6/19/2000 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-318; See also HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/8/1999 House • Prefiled
1/14/2000 House • Referred to Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
1/28/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC), 02/08/00, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall
2/8/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS by Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); YEAS 10 NAYS 3
3/1/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113
3/2/2000 House • Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC)
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00041; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC), 02/08/00, 3:30 pm, Morris Hall; Comm. Action: CS by Health Care Licensing & Regulation (HFC); YEAS 10 NAYS 3 -HJ 00151; CS read first time on 03/07/00 -HJ 00129; Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00151; Now in Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC) -HJ 00151
3/10/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/14/00, 1:00 pm, 12-H --Temporarily deferred
3/21/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC), 03/23/00, 1:00 pm, 12-H
3/23/2000 House • Comm. Action: CS/CS by Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -HJ 00501
4/6/2000 House • CS read first time on 04/06/00 -HJ 00498
• Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00501
4/5/2000 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 113 -HJ 00501
4/14/2000 House • On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 04/18/00, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
4/18/2000 House • Comm. Action:-Favorable with 4 amendment(s) by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00594
4/20/2000 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00594
4/27/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar
4/28/2000 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01172; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01172
5/3/2000 House • Read third time -HJ 01461; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01461; CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 01462
5/3/2000 Senate • In Messages
5/4/2000 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01147; Immediately withdrawn from Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Fiscal Policy -SJ 01096; Substituted for CS/SB 420 -SJ 01096; Read second time -SJ 01096; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01096, -SJ 01145
5/5/2000 Senate • Read third time -SJ 01349; Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as further amended -SJ 01350; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 01350
5/5/2000 House • In returning messages; Concurred -HJ 02332; CS passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 5 -HJ 02384; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 02385
6/7/2000 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/19/2000 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-318; See also HB 2329 (Ch. 2000-163), CS/HB 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), CS/SB 1300 (Ch. 2000-268), CS/SB 2034 (Ch. 2000-367), CS/SB 2086 (Ch. 2000-296)