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CS/SB 488: Out-of-network Physician Charges

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Ring

Out-of-network Physician Charges; Relating to the Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; providing that a patient is responsible for reviewing a document informing the patient that he or she may be charged for out-of-network physician services; requiring a patient of a licensed facility to be presented with a document regarding charges for out-of-network physician services, etc.

Effective Date: 1/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  4. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/9/2013 Senate • Filed
12/18/2013 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 42
3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 42
3/6/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/11/14, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/11/2014 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 242
3/12/2014 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/17/2014 Senate • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 242
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 247
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs