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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

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  • 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

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  • SB 438, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/27/2001 at 12:18 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    16.65
    408.10 Consumer complaints.
    570.544 Division of Consumer Services; director; powers; processing of complaints; records.
    641.60 Statewide Managed Care Ombudsman Committee.
    641.65 District managed care ombudsman committees.
    641.70 Agency duties relating to the Statewide Managed Care Ombudsman Committee and the district managed care ombudsman committees.

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