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HB 5007: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Council ; Bean ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler

Health Care; requires DOH to contract with third-party administrator for certain services necessary to operation of Children's Medical Svcs. network; revises minimum staffing requirements for nursing homes; revises limitation on Medicaid recipient copayments for emergency room services; provides guidelines for distribution of disproportionate share funds to certain teaching hospitals; establishes pharmaceutical expense assistance program, etc. Amends FS.

Effective Date: 07/01/2006
Last Action: 5/25/2006 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-28
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/31/2006 House • Filed; Introduced, referred to Calendar -HJ 00306
4/6/2006 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00383; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00383; Read third time -HJ 00385; Passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 00385; Immediately certified -HJ 00401
4/6/2006 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2006 Senate • Received, referred to Ways and Means -SJ 00424; Immediately withdrawn from Ways and Means -SJ 00425; Read second time -SJ 00425; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00425; Read third time -SJ 00428; Passed as amended; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 00428; Immediately certified -SJ 00428; Requested House to concur, or failing to concur, appoint conference committee -SJ 00436
4/19/2006 House • In returning messages; Refused to concur, acceded to request for conference committee -HJ 00503; Conference Committee appointed: Negron, Mahon, Gardiner, Waters, Goodlette, Rubio, Bowen, Brummer, Simmons, Greenstein, Jennings, Seiler, Ryan, Sansom, Mayfield, Brown, Littlefield, Hays, Poppell, Machek, Stansel, Kendrick, Williams, Pickens, Rivera, Attkisson, Baxley, Flores, Altman, Arza, Stargel, Vana, Bendross-Mindingall, Richardson, Justice, Patterson, Coley, Bean, Benson, Cannon, Farkas, Galvano, Garcia, Murzin, Gannon, Sobel, Grimsley, Roberson, Grant, Hukill, Barreiro, Adams, Ambler, Needelman, Joyner, Porth, Kottkamp, Ross, Planas, Gelber, Zapata, Berfield, Carroll, Kreegel, Reagan, Russell, Lopez-Cantera, A Gibson, Taylor, Holloway, D Davis, M Davis, Kravitz, Llorente, Traviesa; Ausley, Cusack, McInvale, Bogdanoff, Allen, Quinones -HJ 00514, -HJ 00519
4/19/2006 Senate • Conference Committee appointed: Senators Carlton, Chair; At Large: Miller, Villalobos; Education: Alexander, Chair; Bullard, Constantine, King, Klein, Lynn, Miller, Wise; General Government: Clary, Chair; Baker, Garcia, Lawson, Siplin; Health and Human Services: Saunders, Chair; Bennett, Dawson, Jones, Peaden, Pruitt, Rich, Wilson; Justice: Crist, Chair; Argenziano, Aronberg, Smith, Villalobos; Transportation and Economic Development: Fasano, Chair; Dockery, Hill, Margolis, Sebesta, Webster -SJ 00436
5/5/2006 House • Conference Committee Report considered -HJ 01565; Conference Committee Report adopted -HJ 01566; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01576
5/5/2006 Senate • In returning messages; Conference Committee Report received -SJ 01501; Conference Committee Report adopted -SJ 01512; Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 01512
5/5/2006 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01643
5/16/2006 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/25/2006 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2006-28