HB 589: Emergency Services & Care/Health
GENERAL BILL by Berfield ; Murman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Negron ; Sobel
Emergency Services & Care/Health; revises definitions re emergency services & care provided by hospitals & related facilities; revises provisions re hospital service capability & access to emergency services & care; establishes program under agency to reimburse health care facilities & practitioners for cost of uncompensated emergency services & care; provides requirements for health insurance policy coverage of said services & care, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $50,000,000.
Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/7/2001 | House |
• Prefiled |
| 12/17/2001 | House |
• Referred to Health Regulation (HCC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities |
| 1/22/2002 | House |
• Introduced, referred to Health Regulation (HCC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00043 |
| 2/8/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation (HCC), 02/12/02, 10:15 am, Morris Hall |
| 2/12/2002 | House |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health Regulation (HCC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00273 |
| 2/14/2002 | House |
• Now in Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00273 |
| 2/15/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC), 02/19/02, 2:30 pm, Reed Hall |
| 2/19/2002 | House |
• Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); YEAS 11 NAYS 2 -HJ 00289 |
| 2/21/2002 | House |
• Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) -HJ 00289 |
| 2/25/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), 02/27/02, 8:00 am, 214-C --Not considered |
| 3/7/2002 | House |
• Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) -HJ 00862; Now in Council for Healthy Communities |
| 3/22/2002 | House |
• Died in Council on Council for Healthy Communities |
480951 - Amendment to Amendment (962535)