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CS/SB 478: Telehealth

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Bean ; Joyner

Telehealth; Providing certain practice standards for telehealth providers; authorizing telehealth providers to use telehealth to prescribe controlled substances, with an exception; prohibiting the use of telehealth or specified computer-controlled devices to prescribe optical devices, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 5/1/2015 Senate - Died in Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/22/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/3/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 63
    2/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/17/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/17/2015 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 159
    2/18/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    2/20/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 159
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 63
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 154
    4/9/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/14/15, 1:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
    4/14/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 426
    4/16/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations -SJ 426
    5/1/2015 Senate • Died in Appropriations

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  • CS/SB 478, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2015 at 2:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/16/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 545 (c1) Telehealth Cummings, Jones Similar Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee
    Location: In committee/council (HHSC)     		Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    545714 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 4/16/2015
    4:06 PM
    		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    707614 - Amendment
    Delete line 39 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    (Bean)     		4/14/2015
    9:12 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    620994 - Amendment
    Delete lines 63 - 75 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    (Bean)     		4/13/2015
    5:31 PM     		Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 596394 - Substitute Amendment (620994)
    Delete lines 63 - 75 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    (Bean)     		4/14/2015
    1:06 PM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/16/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/14/2015 1:30 PM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.4501 Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 478, Original Filed Version Posted 1/22/2015 at 4:46 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/16/2015 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/18/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 545 Telehealth Cummings, Jones Compare Last Action: 4/28/2015 H Died in Health and Human Services Committee
    Location: In committee/council (HHSC)     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    813832 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Bean)     		2/16/2015
    8:38 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/17/2015     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 539316 - Amendment to Amendment (813832)
    Between lines 56 and 57 insert:     		Health Policy
    (Galvano)     		2/16/2015
    4:05 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/17/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/17/2015 9:00 AM Health Policy 8 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.4501 Page 1 (pdf)

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