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CS/CS/SB 250: Rural Hospitals

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care ; Peaden ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Jones ; Klein ; Saunders ; Fasano ; Argenziano

Rural Hospitals; revises definition of term "rural hospital"; authorizes exemptions from certificate-of-need review for construction of new or replacement facility for rural hospital; provides conditions for eligibility for exemption; expands definition of term "infant delivered" for purposes of payment of initial assessment for each infant delivered in hospital. Amends 395.602, 408.07, 766.314; creates 395.6025.

Effective Date: 07/01/2003
Last Action: 6/26/2003 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-258
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2003 Senate • Prefiled
1/16/2003 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
2/7/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412-K
2/18/2003 Senate • CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/21/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
3/4/2003 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00021; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 02/18/03, 4:00 pm, 412-K; CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00096; CS read first time on 03/04/03 -SJ 00094; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00096
4/7/2003 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/03, 3:00 pm, 110-S
4/10/2003 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 00427; CS read first time on 04/16/03 -SJ 00430
4/14/2003 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 00427
4/16/2003 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 00423; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/24/2003 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00575; Read second time -SJ 00573; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00573; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00573
4/25/2003 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00594; CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00594
4/28/2003 House • In Messages; Received, placed on Calendar -HJ 00706
4/30/2003 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Substituted for HB 441 -HJ 00848; Read second time -HJ 00848
5/1/2003 House • Read third time -HJ 01003; CS passed; YEAS 112 NAYS 0 -HJ 01003
5/1/2003 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 01057
6/12/2003 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/26/2003 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2003-258