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CS/CS/HB 1159: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Innovation Subcommittee ; O'Toole

Health Care; Establishes criteria for designating Level II trauma centers in areas with limited access to trauma center services; provides for expedited review of certificate-of-need for licensed skilled nursing facilities in qualifying retirement communities; limits number of beds per retirement community that can be added through expedited review; authorizes specialty-licensed children's hospitals to provide obstetrical services under certain circumstances; requires that individual or group insurance policy or contract or HMO contract that provides coverage for cancer treatment medications provide coverage for orally administered cancer treatment medications; provides appropriation to DOH to fund administration of prescription drug monitoring program. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

Effective Date: 6/7/2013
Last Action: 6/10/2013 - Chapter No. 2013-153
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2013 House • Filed
3/5/2013 House • Introduced -HJ 114
3/6/2013 House • Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 200
3/26/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Innovation Subcommittee, 03/28/13, 8:00 am, 306 HOB
3/28/2013 House • CS by Health Innovation Subcommittee; YEAS 7 NAYS 5 -HJ 385
3/29/2013 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
4/1/2013 House • CS by Health Innovation Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 381
4/4/2013 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 433
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 433
4/12/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/16/13, 9:00 am, Morris Hall --Temporarily deferred
4/16/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/18/13, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/18/2013 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 12 NAYS 7 -HJ 702
4/22/2013 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 695
4/23/2013 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 735
4/24/2013 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/13
4/26/2013 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 906
• Amendment(s) adopted (038379) -HJ 908
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/29/2013 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 939
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 73 NAYS 40 -HJ 940
4/29/2013 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Judiciary; Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 788
• Received -SJ 788
5/2/2013 Senate • Withdrawn from Judiciary; Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 1024
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 1024
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1482 -SJ 1024
• Read 2nd time -SJ 1024
• Amendment(s) adopted (566056) -SJ 1024
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/3/2013 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 1055
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 32 NAYS 6 -SJ 1055
5/3/2013 House • In returning messages
• Was taken up -HJ 1271
• Amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) adopted (400799) -HJ 1275
• Concurred in Senate amendment(s) as amended (885832) -HJ 1276
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 103 NAYS 13 -HJ 1276
5/3/2013 Senate • In returning messages
• Amendment(s) to House amendment(s) failed (392132) -SJ 1397, 1399
• Concurred in House amendment(s) to Senate amendment(s) (400799) -SJ 1399
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 2 -SJ 1399
5/3/2013 House • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 1470
6/3/2013 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/7/2013 • Approved by Governor
6/10/2013 • Chapter No. 2013-153