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CS/CS/HB 655: Clinical Laboratories

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

Clinical Laboratories; Revises definition of term "licensed practitioner" to include consultant pharmacists or doctors of pharmacy licensed under ch. 465, F.S.; requires clinical laboratories to make services available to specified licensed practitioners; prohibits such clinical laboratory from charging different prices for services based upon chapter under which practitioner is licensed.

Effective Date: 6/10/2015
Last Action: 6/11/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-119
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/9/2015 House • Filed
2/18/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 54
3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 54
3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/12/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
3/12/2015 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 230
3/13/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 227
3/16/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 249
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 249
3/17/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/19/15, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/19/2015 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 292
3/23/2015 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 289
3/24/2015 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 294
4/13/2015 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15
4/15/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 539
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/16/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 565
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 566
4/21/2015 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy; Rules -SJ 449
• Received -SJ 449
4/24/2015 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Fiscal Policy; Rules -SJ 611
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 611
• Substituted for CS/SB 738 -SJ 611
• Read 2nd time -SJ 611
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/27/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 679
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 679
4/27/2015 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 865
5/26/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/10/2015 • Approved by Governor
6/11/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-119