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HB 1077: Health Care/Alternative Treatment

GENERAL BILL by Mack ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bense ; Haridopolos ; Fiorentino ; Melvin ; Johnson ; Alexander ; Farkas ; Miller ; Bean ; Green ; Kilmer ; Murman ; Bilirakis

Health Care/Alternative Treatment; authorizes provision of & access to complementary or alternative health care treatments; requires patients to be provided with certain information re such treatments; provides effect on practice acts; revises Fla. Patient's Bill of Rights & Responsibilities to include right to access any mode of treatment patient or patient's health care practitioner believes is in patient's best interests, etc. Creates 456.41; amends 381.026.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/8/2001	House	• Filed; Introduced -HJ 00157
  3/12/2001	House	• Referred to Health Regulation (HCC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00194
  3/26/2001	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation (HCC), 03/27/01, 10:15 am, Morris Hall
  3/27/2001	House	• Favorable by Health Regulation (HCC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00411
  3/28/2001	House	• Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00411
  4/2/2001	House	• On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 04/04/01, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
  4/4/2001	House	• Favorable by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00504
  4/5/2001	House	• Now in Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00504
  4/12/2001	House	• On Council agenda-- Council for Healthy Communities, 04/17/01, 8:30 am, Reed Hall
  4/17/2001	House	• Favorable by- Council for Healthy Communities; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 00547
  4/18/2001	House	• Placed on Calendar, on second reading -HJ 00547
  4/25/2001	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
  4/26/2001	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Retained on Calendar
  4/27/2001	House	• Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01216
  5/1/2001	House	• Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1324 (Ch. 2001-116) -HJ 01519

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• HB 1077, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/9/2001 at 1:34 AM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Council for Healthy Communities (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2001 (pdf) Health & Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2001 (pdf) Health & Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2001 (pdf) Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 3/21/2001 (pdf) Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2001 (pdf)

  Related Bills (4)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location
  S 1324		Peaden	Identical	Last Action: 5/31/2001 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2001-116 Location:
  S 2176	Health Care/Alternative Treatment	Clary	Similar	Last Action: 5/4/2001 S Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1324 (Ch. 2001-116) Location:
  H 653	Access to Medical Treatment Act	Bilirakis	Compare	Last Action: 5/4/2001 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1324 (Ch. 2001-116) Location:
  S 1128 (c1)		Latvala	Compare	Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Veto Message transmitted to Secretary of State, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to SB 1324 (Ch. 2001-116) Location:

  Floor Amendments (2)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Floor Action	Format
  085057 - Amendment	Mack	4/25/2001 9:19 AM		Web Page PDF
  492309 - Amendment	Fasano	4/27/2001 10:49 AM		Web Page PDF

  Citations - Statutes (2)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  381.026	Florida Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
  456.41

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