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SB 1892: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Bennett

Health Care; Requires the Board of Medicine and the Board of Osteopathic Medicine to issue expert witness certificates to certain physicians licensed outside the state. Expands the scope of practice to authorize an advanced registered nurse practitioner to order, administer, monitor, and alter any drug or drug therapies that are necessary for the proper medical care and treatment of a patient under specified circumstances. Revises the burden of proof that a claimant must demonstrate in order to prove medical negligence by a health care provider, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2011
 Last Action: 4/13/2011 Senate - Unfavorable by Health Regulation, laid on Table; YEAS 6 NAYS 6, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233) -SJ 471
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/5/2011 Senate • Filed
    3/17/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Budget -SJ 240
    3/22/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 240
    4/7/2011 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 04/12/11, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    4/13/2011 Senate • Unfavorable by Health Regulation, laid on Table; YEAS 6 NAYS 6, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233) -SJ 471

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  • SB 1892, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/5/2011 at 10:13 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Pre-Meeting) 4/11/2011 (pdf)
    Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 4/13/2011 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 479 (er) Medical Malpractice Horner Compare Last Action: 6/28/2011 Chapter No. 2011-233
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 1590 (e1) Medical Malpractice Hays Compare Last Action: 5/3/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233) -SJ 727
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill
    S 1972 (c3) Health and Human Services Negron Compare Last Action: 5/5/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 395 (Ch. 2011-114), CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 7107 (Ch. 2011-134), CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2011-135), CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219), SB 2144 (Ch. 2011-61) -SJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (4)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    260168 - Amendment
    Between lines 241 and 242 insert:     		Health Regulation
    (Bennett)     		4/11/2011
    4:11 PM     		Favorable
    4/13/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    920398 - Amendment
    Delete lines 242 - 358.     		Health Regulation
    (Sobel)     		4/11/2011
    11:13 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/13/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    530470 - Amendment
    Delete lines 242 - 358.     		Health Regulation
    (Bennett)     		4/12/2011
    9:10 PM     		Favorable
    4/13/2011     		Web Page
    PDF
    431216 - Amendment
    Delete lines 415 - 427 and insert:     		Health Regulation
    (Bennett)     		4/12/2011
    11:52 AM     		Favorable
    4/13/2011     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/12/2011 1:00 PM Health Regulation 6 Yeas - 6 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    458.3175 Page 3 (pdf)
    458.331 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department. Page 5 (pdf)
    458.351 Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings. Page 5 (pdf)
    459.0066 Page 6 (pdf)
    459.015 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board and department. Page 7 (pdf)
    459.026 Reports of adverse incidents in office practice settings. Page 8 (pdf)
    464.012 Certification of advanced registered nurse practitioners; fees. Page 9 (pdf)
    627.4147 Medical malpractice insurance contracts. Page 13 (pdf)
    766.102 Medical negligence; standards of recovery; expert witness. Page 15 (pdf)
    766.106 Notice before filing action for medical negligence; presuit screening period; offers for admission of liability and for arbitration; informal discovery; review. Page 19 (pdf)
    766.1065 Page 23 (pdf)
    766.206 Presuit investigation of medical negligence claims and defenses by court. Page 27 (pdf)
    768.0981 Limitation on actions against insurers, prepaid limited health service organizations, health maintenance organizations, or prepaid health clinics. Page 27 (pdf)

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