Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map

MyFloridaHouse.gov | Mobile Site

Senate Tracker: Sign Up | Login

The Florida Senate

HB 317: HMOs/Patient's Bill of Rights

GENERAL BILL by Negron ; Weissman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Crow ; Lerner ; Slosberg

HMOs/Patient's Bill of Rights; creates "Managed Care Organization's Patient's Bill of Rights"; specifies that purpose of act is to ensure that quality health care & health benefits are provided to people of this state; provides legislative intent that rights & responsibilities of subscribers who are covered under HMO contracts be recognized & summarized; requires organizations to provide subscribers with copy of their rights & responsibilities, etc. Creates 641.275.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 House - Died in Committee on Health Promotion (HCC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Expand All Collapse All

  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/5/2001 House • Prefiled
    2/15/2001 House • Referred to Health Promotion (HCC); Insurance (CCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities
    3/6/2001 House • Introduced, referred to Health Promotion (HCC); Insurance (CCC); Judicial Oversight (SGC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00032
    3/13/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Promotion (HCC), 03/15/01, 9:00 am, 214-C --Workshop-Discussed
    5/4/2001 House • Died in Committee on Health Promotion (HCC)

    Top of SectionTop of Page

  • HB 317, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/6/2001 at 1:52 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Promotion (Post-Meeting) 3/13/2001 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 984 HMOs/Patient's Bill of Rights Brown-Waite Identical Last Action: 5/4/2001 S Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance
    Location:
    H 1213 Managed Care Patient Bill of Rights Siplin Compare Last Action: 5/4/2001 H Died in Committee on Health Promotion (HCC)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    641.275

    Top of SectionTop of Page