CS/SB 768: Patient Observation Status Notification
GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Gaetz
Patient Observation Status Notification; Requiring a licensed facility to document observation services in a patient’s discharge papers when the facility places the patient on observation status; requiring a licensed facility to notify a patient or patient’s proxy of observation status through discharge papers; authorizing a licensed facility to notify a patient or patient’s proxy of observation status through other forms of communication, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/22/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 309 (Ch. 2015-109) -SJ 493
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/22/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 309 (Ch. 2015-109) -SJ 493
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
- Health Policy (HP)
- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
- Fiscal Policy (FP)
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/9/2015 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 2/13/2015 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Fiscal Policy -SJ 84 |
| 3/3/2015 | Senate |
• Introduced -SJ 84 |
| 3/5/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/10/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 3/10/2015 | Senate |
• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 192 |
| 3/12/2015 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 192 |
| 3/17/2015 | Senate |
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 206 |
| 3/23/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Office Building |
| 3/26/2015 | Senate |
• Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 0 -SJ 258 • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 258 |
| 4/10/2015 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/15/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/15/2015 | Senate |
• Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 425 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425 |
| 4/16/2015 | Senate |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/15 |
| 4/22/2015 | Senate |
• Read 2nd time -SJ 472 • Substituted CS/HB 309 -SJ 493 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 309 (Ch. 2015-109) -SJ 493 |
