HB 933: Emergency Power Sources
GENERAL BILL by Harrison ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Moraitis
Emergency Power Sources; Requires PSC to ensure electric utilities have prioritized restoration of electric services to certain medical facilities; revises method for calculating distribution of punitive damages in certain cases; requires claimant who settles a case to provide notice of payments into a specified trust fund; authorizes expenditures from the Quality of Long-Term Care Facility Improvement Trust Fund for a specified grant program related to emergency power sources; revises items to be inspected by AHCA at specified intervals in nursing homes & assisted living facilities; revises components to be included in rules adopted by agency related to equipment necessary & essential to health of residents & emergency planning; revises minimum standards to be included in rules, policies, & procedures adopted by DEA related to emergency power during power outages.
Last Action: 3/10/2018 House - Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 12/7/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 12/13/2017 | House |
• Referred to Health Innovation Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 81 |
| 1/9/2018 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 81 |
| 3/10/2018 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Health Innovation Subcommittee |
