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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

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  • 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    3/7/2002 House • Withdrawn from Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) -HJ 00862; Now in Council for Healthy Communities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

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  • HB 589, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/8/2001 at 12:24 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy & Resources (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2002 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/15/2002 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/19/2002 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2002 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2002 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    S 1490 (c2) Emergency Services & Care/Health Campbell Similar Last Action: 3/22/2002 H In Messages; Died in Messages
    Location:
    H 507 (e2) Emergencies & Disasters/Response Farkas Compare Last Action: 3/22/2002 H In returning messages; Died in returning Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1405 (Ch. 2002-254), CS/SB 268 (Ch. 2002-195), CS/SB 1262 (Ch. 2002-269), CS/SB 2048 (Ch. 2002-35), HB 59-E (Ch. 2002-400)
    Location:
    H 1217 (c1) Health Care/Prof. Responsibility Farkas Compare Last Action: 3/22/2002 H Died on Calendar, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 59-E (Ch. 2002-400)
    Location:
    S 370 (c2) Health Regulation Saunders Compare Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01482; Substituted CS/HB 507 (Died in House Returning Messages) -SJ 02043; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 59-E (Ch. 2002-400)
    Location:
    S 1216 (c1) Emergencies & Disasters/Response Saunders Compare Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Died on Calendar
    Location:
    S 1950 (c1) Health Regulation Sullivan Compare Last Action: 3/22/2002 S Died on Calendar
    Location:

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    962535 - Amendment
    Health Regulation 2/14/2002
    9:40 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 480951 - Amendment to Amendment (962535)
    Health & Human Services Appropriations 2/21/2002
    8:33 AM
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 915923 - Amendment to Amendment (962535)
    Health & Human Services Appropriations 2/21/2002
    8:33 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (18)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    383.50 Treatment of abandoned newborn infant.
    394.4787 Definitions; ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, 394.4788, and 394.4789.
    395.002 Definitions.
    395.1041 Access to emergency services and care.
    395.1042
    395.602 Rural hospitals.
    395.701 Annual assessments on net operating revenues for inpatient and outpatient services to fund public medical assistance; administrative fines for failure to pay assessments when due; exemption.
    400.051 Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part.
    401.23 Definitions.
    409.901 Definitions; ss. 409.901-409.920.
    409.905 Mandatory Medicaid services.
    409.9128 Requirements for providing emergency services and care.
    468.505 Exemptions; exceptions.
    627.6053
    641.19 Definitions.
    641.47 Definitions.
    641.513 Requirements for providing emergency services and care.
    812.014 Theft.

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