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CS/CS/SB 876: Health Care Practitioners

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health Policy ; Young ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bean ; Rouson ; Campbell

Health Care Practitioners; Deleting a requirement authorizing the Department of Health to adopt by rule the manner in which consultants work with the department in intervention, in evaluating and treating professionals, in providing and monitoring continued care of impaired professionals, and in expelling professionals from the program; providing that, under certain circumstances, a board or, if there is no board, the department, is not required to refuse to admit certain candidates to an examination, to issue a license, certificate, or registration to certain applicants, or to renew a license, certificate, or registration of certain applicants if they have successfully completed a pretrial diversion program; requiring licensed midwives and health care providers to report adverse incidents to the department within a certain period, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/2/2017 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2017-41) -SJ 648
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
2/10/2017 Senate • Filed
2/23/2017 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 103
3/7/2017 Senate • Introduced -SJ 103
3/9/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/14/17, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/14/2017 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 233
3/16/2017 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
3/20/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 233
3/21/2017 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 237
4/13/2017 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/18/17, 4:00 pm, 401 Senate Office Building
4/18/2017 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0
4/20/2017 Senate • Now in Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/25/17, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/25/2017 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -SJ 443, 478
4/26/2017 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 481
4/28/2017 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/17
5/2/2017 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 648
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 229 -SJ 648
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 229 (Ch. 2017-41) -SJ 648