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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
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • 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

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  • CS/SB 768, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2015 at 10:19 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2015 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/14/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/15/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 309 (er) Patient Admission Status Notification Harrison Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-109
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 820 Patient Admission Status Notification Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/18/2015 S Withdrawn from further consideration, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 309 (Ch. 2015-109) -SJ 221
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    639014 - Amendment
    Before line 15 insert:     		Garcia 4/22/2015
    9:20 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/22/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2015 9:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 5 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/15/2015 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency. Page 1 (pdf)

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  • SB 768, Original Filed Version Posted 2/9/2015 at 10:44 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/9/2015 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/12/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 309 Patient Admission Status Notification Harrison Similar Last Action: 6/11/2015 Chapter No. 2015-109
    Location: Became Law     		Track This Bill
    S 820 Patient Admission Status Notification Garcia Similar Last Action: 3/18/2015 S Withdrawn from further consideration, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 309 (Ch. 2015-109) -SJ 221
    Location: Withdrawn from consideration     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    436444 - Amendment
    Delete lines 108 - 132 and insert:     		Health Policy
    (Gaetz)     		3/9/2015
    5:05 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/10/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2015 1:30 PM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.301 Itemized patient bill; form and content prescribed by the agency. Page 1 (pdf)

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