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CS/CS/CS/HB 651: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Appropriations Committee ; Health and Family Services Policy Council ; Health Care Regulation Policy Committee ; Hudson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ambler ; Clarke-Reed ; Drake ; Fresen ; Grimsley ; Kreegel ; Schultz ; Soto ; Troutman ; Williams, T.

Health Care; Amends provisions relating to pharmacy services to revise terminology; repeals provisions relating to private utilization review of health care services; provides additional 3-year transition period for certain hospitals to retain their designation as rural hospitals; removes provisions requiring quality-of-care monitors for nursing facilities in agency district offices; revises minimum surplus requirements for prepaid health clinics, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 5/2/2009 Senate - Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1868 (Ch. 2009-202), CS/CS/CS/SB 1986 (Ch. 2009-223)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/29/2009 House • Filed
2/25/2009 House • Referred to Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Health Care Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care
3/3/2009 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC); Health & Family Services Policy Council; Health Care Appropriations (CGHC); Full Appropriations Council on General Government & Health Care -HJ 00057
3/16/2009 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC), 03/18/09, 1:45 pm, Webster Hall
3/18/2009 House • CS by Health Care Regulation Policy (HFPC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00300
3/30/2009 House • CS read 1st time on 03/30/09 -HJ 00292; CS filed; Now in Health & Family Services Policy Council -HJ 00297; On Council agenda-- Health & Family Services Policy Council, 04/01/09, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
4/1/2009 House • CS/CS by Health & Family Services Policy Council; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 -HJ 00384
4/13/2009 House • CS read 1st time on 04/13/09 -HJ 00382
• Now in Health Care Appropriations (CGHC) -HJ 00384; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations (CGHC), 04/13/09, 12:30 pm, Webster Hall; CS/CS/CS by Health Care Appropriations (CGHC); YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -HJ 00413
4/10/2009 House • CS filed
4/15/2009 House • CS read 1st time on 04/15/09 -HJ 00409; CS filed
4/22/2009 House • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 00694
4/24/2009 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read 2nd time -HJ 00834; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00835
4/27/2009 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 01006; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 01006; CS passed as amended; YEAS 117 NAYS 0 -HJ 01008
4/27/2009 Senate • In Messages
5/2/2009 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration; Died in Messages, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 1868 (Ch. 2009-202), CS/CS/CS/SB 1986 (Ch. 2009-223)