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CS/CS/SB 1488: Health Care Consumer's Right to Information Act [SPCC]

GENERAL BILL by Banking and Insurance ; Health Regulation ; Dean

Health Care Consumer's Right to Information Act [SPCC]; Requires a health care provider or a health care facility to provide an uninsured person with a reasonable estimate of charges for planned nonemergency medical services before such services are provided. Requires that the provider or facility provide the uninsured person with information regarding such provider's or facility's discount or charity policies, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2009 01/01/2009
 Last Action: 5/28/2008 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-47
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/31/2008 Senate • Filed
    2/21/2008 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Health and Human Services Appropriations
    3/4/2008 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00091
    3/21/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 03/26/08, 1:00 pm, 401-S
    3/26/2008 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00390; CS read 1st time on 04/02/08 -SJ 00399
    3/28/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
    3/31/2008 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 00390
    4/3/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 04/08/08, 9:15 am, 412-K
    4/8/2008 Senate • CS/CS by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00479; CS read 1st time on 04/09/08 -SJ 00486
    4/9/2008 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2); Now in Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 00479
    4/10/2008 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Appropriations, 04/15/08, 2:15 pm, 110-S
    4/15/2008 Senate • Favorable by- Health and Human Services Appropriations; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 00688
    4/16/2008 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 00688
    4/24/2008 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -SJ 00810
    4/25/2008 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 00832; CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00832
    4/28/2008 House • In Messages; Received, referred to Calendar -HJ 01027
    4/29/2008 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 01147; Read 3rd time -HJ 01147; CS passed; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 01147
    4/29/2008 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 00979
    5/19/2008 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/28/2008 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2008-47

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  • CS/CS/SB 1488, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2008 at 9:25 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location
    H 1435 (c1) Consumer Information Concerning Health Care Zapata Similar Last Action: 5/2/2008 H Died pending review of CS, L/I/S/C passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1488 (Ch. 2008-47)
    Location:

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.026 Florida Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
    395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency.
    408.05 Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis.

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  • CS/CS/SB 1488, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 4/9/2008 at 11:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Banking and Insurance (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2008 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2008 (pdf)

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    512708 - Amendment
    		Dean 4/23/2008
    6:11 PM     		Web Page
    PDF
    975017 - Amendment
    		Zapata 4/29/2008
    7:58 AM     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/15/2008 2:15 PM Health and Human Services Appropriations 3 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/25/2008 10:27 AM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/29/2008 6:56 PM House 115 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.026 Florida Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
    395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency.
    408.05 Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis.

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  • CS/SB 1488, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/28/2008 at 5:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2008 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    252232 - Amendment
    		Banking and Insurance
    (Gaetz)     		4/8/2008
    7:47 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 021038 - Amendment to Amendment (252232)
    		Banking and Insurance
    (Gaetz)     		4/8/2008
    7:48 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    747198 - Amendment
    		Banking and Insurance
    (Gaetz)     		4/8/2008
    7:48 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    269150 - Amendment
    		Banking and Insurance
    (Gaetz)     		4/8/2008
    12:31 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/8/2008     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/8/2008 9:15 AM Banking and Insurance 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.026 Florida Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
    395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency.
    408.05 Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis.

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  • SB 1488, Original Filed Version Posted 1/31/2008 at 1:24 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    521226 - Amendment
    		Health Regulation
    (Fasano)     		3/25/2008
    4:21 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/26/2008     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 077694 - Amendment to Amendment (521226)
    		Health Regulation
    (Fasano)     		3/25/2008
    4:22 PM     		Favorable
    3/26/2008     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2008 1:00 PM Health Regulation 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.026 Florida Patient's Bill of Rights and Responsibilities.
    395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency.
    408.05 Florida Center for Health Information and Policy Analysis.

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