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CS/SB 484: Health Care/Nursing

GENERAL BILL by Health Care ; Peaden ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Lynn

Health Care/Nursing; revises purpose of Home Health Agencies law to include licensure of nurse registries; revises requirements for license application by home health agency; changes timeframe for home health agency to retain patient records; provides for continued confidentiality of patient information in compliance with federal law; revises requirements governing nurse registries & increases license fee, etc. Amends Ch. 400.

Effective Date: 07/01/2005
Last Action: 6/17/2005 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-243; See also CS/SB 474 (Ch. 2005-170), CS/SB 720 (Ch. 2005-172)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/14/2004 Senate • Filed
1/12/2005 Senate • Referred to Health Care; Criminal Justice; Health and Human Services Appropriations
3/8/2005 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health Care; Criminal Justice; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00034; On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/09/05, 1:30 pm, 412-K --Temporarily postponed
3/17/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/22/05, 3:45 pm, 412-K
3/22/2005 Senate • CS by Health Care; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00300; CS read first time on 03/30/05 -SJ 00310
3/24/2005 Senate • Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00300
4/1/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/06/05, 2:00 pm, 37-S --Not considered
4/7/2005 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/12/05, 9:00 am, 37-S
4/12/2005 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 00419
4/13/2005 Senate • Now in Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00419
4/21/2005 Senate • Withdrawn from Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00553; Placed on Calendar, on second reading
4/27/2005 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00638; Read second time -SJ 00615; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00615; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00615
4/28/2005 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00666; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00666; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00667
4/29/2005 House • In Messages
5/2/2005 House • Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 01156
5/3/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 01181; Substituted for HB 739 -HJ 01182; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01182, -HJ 01187
5/4/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 01272; Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as amended -HJ 01272; CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 8 -HJ 01272
5/4/2005 Senate • In returning messages
5/6/2005 Senate • Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) adopted -SJ 01304; Concurred in House amendment(s) as amended -SJ 01309; Requested House to concur -SJ 01309; CS passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01309
5/6/2005 House • In returning messages; Was taken up -HJ 01624; Concurred -HJ 01625; CS passed as amended; YEAS 103 NAYS 10 -HJ 01625
5/6/2005 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 01662
6/14/2005 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/17/2005 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-243; See also CS/SB 474 (Ch. 2005-170), CS/SB 720 (Ch. 2005-172)