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SB 586: Responsibilities of Health Care Providers

GENERAL BILL by Stargel

Responsibilities of Health Care Providers; Repealing provisions relating to practice parameters for physicians performing caesarean section deliveries in provider hospitals; requiring a hospital to notify certain obstetrical physicians within a specified timeframe before the hospital closes its obstetrical department or ceases to provide obstetrical services, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/25/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-113
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Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/20/2015 Senate • Filed
11/2/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 43
11/23/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 12/01/15, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
12/1/2015 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 125
12/2/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 125
1/12/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
1/15/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/21/16, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building --Not Meeting
1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/26/16, 3:30 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
1/26/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 247
1/27/2016 Senate • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 247
2/1/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 02/04/16, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/4/2016 Senate • Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 303
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 303
2/11/2016 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/18/16
2/18/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 416
• Amendment(s) adopted (519778) -SJ 416
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 417
• Placed on 3rd reading
2/23/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 442
• Passed as amended; YEAS 34 NAYS 0 -SJ 443
• Reconsidered -SJ 447
• Amendment(s) adopted (274194) -SJ 448
• Passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 448
2/24/2016 House • In Messages
3/2/2016 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 689
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/04/16
• Received -HJ 689
3/4/2016 House • Substituted for HB 471 -HJ 804
• Read 2nd time -HJ 804
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/7/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 853
• Passed; YEAS 106 NAYS 1 -HJ 853
3/7/2016 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 772
3/11/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -SJ 1437
3/25/2016 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2016-113