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CS/CS/HB 787: Health Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee ; Trujillo

Health Care Facilities; Requires that urgent care center publish & post schedule of charges; requires administrator to designate, in writing, for each licensed entity, qualified alternate administrator to serve during administrator's absence; revises requirements for becoming licensed as home health agency, home medical equipment provider, or health care clinic; requires at least one specialist in multispecialty practice to be board-eligible; requires AHCA to refer criminal acts regarding operation of clinical laboratory to local law enforcement agency; provides that health services administration or equivalent major satisfies education requirements for nursing home administrator applicants.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 4/29/2012 - Chapter No. 2012-160
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/28/2011 House • Filed
12/12/2011 House • Referred to Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 77
1/10/2012 House • Introduced -HJ 77
1/27/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee, 01/31/12, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
1/31/2012 House • CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 0 -HJ 322
2/1/2012 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 314
2/2/2012 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 451
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 451
2/14/2012 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/16/12, 9:00 am, 404 HOB
2/16/2012 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 3 -HJ 685
2/20/2012 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 682
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 676
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/22/12
2/22/2012 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 703
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2012 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 754
• CS passed; YEAS 89 NAYS 23 -HJ 755
2/24/2012 Senate • In Messages
3/5/2012 Senate • Received -SJ 820
• Referred to Health Regulation; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 820
3/9/2012 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Regulation; Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; Budget -SJ 1260
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1260
• Substituted for CS/SB 1292 -SJ 1260
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1260
• Amendment(s) adopted (109490) -SJ 1260, 1426
• Read 3rd time -SJ 1426
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 28 NAYS 10 -SJ 1426
3/9/2012 House • In returning messages
• Was taken up -HJ 1698
• Concurred in 1 amendment(s) (109490) -HJ 1699
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 80 NAYS 33 -HJ 1711
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1711
4/13/2012 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/27/2012 • Approved by Governor
4/29/2012 • Chapter No. 2012-160