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HB 615: Federally Qualified Health Centers

GENERAL BILL by Bilirakis ; Murman ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lerner ; Spratt ; Richardson ; Flanagan ; Paul ; Brummer ; Sobel ; Littlefield ; Clarke ; Slosberg ; Bucher ; Wilson ; Heyman ; Brutus ; Gelber ; Rich ; Joyner ; Fields

Federally Qualified Health Centers; creates "Federally Qualified Health Center Access Program Act"; provides for expansion of federally qualified health centers to provide comprehensive primary & preventive health care services; provides for financial assistance to centers that meet specified criteria; specifies that funds must be used for certain operating costs or capital improvement projects; provides contract requirements, etc.

Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 5/30/2002 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-289
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/11/2001 House • Prefiled
12/17/2001 House • Referred to Health Promotion (HCC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities
12/21/2001 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Promotion (HCC), 01/08/02, 2:45 pm, 404-H
1/8/2002 House • Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health Promotion (HCC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0
1/22/2002 House • Introduced, referred to Health Promotion (HCC); Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00046; On Committee agenda-- Health Promotion (HCC), 01/08/02, 2:45 pm, 404-H; Favorable with 2 amendment(s) by Health Promotion (HCC); YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00082; Now in Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC) -HJ 00082
2/6/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC), 02/08/02, 8:00 am, 214-C
2/8/2002 House • Favorable by Fiscal Policy & Resources (FRC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00228
2/12/2002 House • Now in Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00228
2/15/2002 House • On Committee agenda-- Council for Healthy Communities, 02/19/02, 4:45 pm, Reed Hall
2/19/2002 House • Favorable by- Council for Healthy Communities; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 00287
2/21/2002 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 00287
3/7/2002 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00924; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00924
3/11/2002 House • Read third time -HJ 00966; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00966; Passed as amended; YEAS 106 NAYS 0 -HJ 00966
3/11/2002 Senate • In Messages
3/15/2002 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00808
3/21/2002 Senate • Withdrawn from Health, Aging and Long-Term Care; Governmental Oversight and Productivity; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 01423; Substituted for SB 2058 -SJ 01423; Read second and third times -SJ 01423; Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 01423
3/21/2002 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 02761
5/20/2002 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/30/2002 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2002-289