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CS/CS/SB 1690: Volunteer Health Services

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health Policy ; Bean

Volunteer Health Services; Revising requirements for patient referral under the “Access to Health Care Act”; eliminating a requirement that the governmental contractor approve all follow-up or hospital care; requiring the Department of Health to post specified information online concerning volunteer providers; providing that any rule adopted by the department give providers the greatest flexibility possible in order to serve eligible patients; revising qualifications necessary to obtain a limited license to practice medicine and osteopathic medicine, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/25/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1093 (Ch. 2013-151) -SJ 623
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2013 Senate • Filed
3/7/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 179
• Introduced -SJ 179
3/15/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/20/13, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/20/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
3/22/2013 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/25/2013 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 255
3/27/2013 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 240
4/8/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/11/13, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/11/2013 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 422
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 422
4/15/2013 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/13, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/18/2013 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 481
4/22/2013 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 481
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/25/13
4/23/2013 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 497
4/25/2013 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 622
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 1093 -SJ 623
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1093 (Ch. 2013-151) -SJ 623