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CS/SB 1374: Health Care Providers

GENERAL BILL by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care ; Saunders ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Margolis

Health Care Providers; revises definition for purposes of Access to Health Care Act to provide that contract with health care provider to serve low-income patients requires provider to deliver services without compensation & prohibits health care provider from billing any third-party payor for any services rendered to low-income patients; redefines term "health care provider" to include certain free-clinics, etc. Amends 766.1115, 381.00593.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 4/28/2004 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01176; Read second time -SJ 01228; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01228; Substituted HB 1121 -SJ 01228; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1121 (Ch. 2004-54)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/5/2004 Senate • Prefiled
1/16/2004 Senate • Referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
1/26/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 02/04/04, 3:30 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
2/9/2004 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 02/17/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K
2/17/2004 Senate • CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
2/19/2004 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
3/2/2004 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00077; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 02/04/04, 3:30 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed; On Committee agenda-- Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care, 02/17/04, 2:00 pm, 412-K; CS by Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 00153; CS read first time on 03/02/04 -SJ 00147; Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 00154
3/31/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 00414; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/27/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01028, -SJ 01176
4/28/2004 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 01176; Read second time -SJ 01228; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01228; Substituted HB 1121 -SJ 01228; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to HB 1121 (Ch. 2004-54)