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SB 438: Health Care Consumer Advocate Office

GENERAL BILL by Silver

Health Care Consumer Advocate Office; creates Office of Health Care Consumer Advocate in Legal Affairs Dept.; requires certain entities to publish toll-free telephone numbers & prescribed statement; authorizes Health Care Consumer Advocate to have access to records maintained by certain state agencies; requires Attorney General's Office to provide certain legal assistance to said office, etc. Creates 16.65; amends 408.10, 570.544, 641.60,.65,.70. APPROPRIATION.

Effective Date: 07/01/2001
Last Action: 5/4/2001 Senate - Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/26/2001 Senate • Prefiled
2/8/2001 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations
3/6/2001 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Public Safety and Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 00035
3/9/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/14/01, 12:15 pm, 110-S --Not considered
3/16/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 03/21/01, 2:00 pm, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
4/4/2001 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, 04/05/01, 10:00 am, 110-S --Temporarily postponed
5/4/2001 Senate • Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care