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CS/CS/HB 501: Alternative Treatment Options for Veterans

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Market Reform Subcommittee ; Ponder ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Altman ; Cortes ; Driskell ; Fetterhoff ; Fischer ; Gregory ; Hattersley ; Jenne ; Silvers ; Watson, C. ; Webb

Alternative Treatment Options for Veterans; Authorizes DVA to contract with state university or Florida College System institution to furnish specified alternative treatment options for veterans; provides university or institution responsibilities; provides requirements for provision of alternative treatment options & related assessment data; provides eligibility requirements; requires direction & supervision by certain licensed providers; requires annual report to Governor & Legislature.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 6/27/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-148
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/22/2019 House • Filed
1/30/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 62
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 62
3/15/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/19/19, 3:30 pm, Mashburn Hall
3/19/2019 House • CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 478
3/20/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
3/21/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 478
• CS by Health Market Reform Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 474
3/29/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 04/02/19, 1:00 pm, Sumner Hall
4/2/2019 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 566
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 566
4/5/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/09/19, 2:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/9/2019 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 673
4/11/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 672
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 669
4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 726
• Read 3rd time -HJ 726
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 727
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 459
• Received -SJ 459
5/1/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 675
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1518 -SJ 675
• Read 2nd time -SJ 674
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/2/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 853
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 853
5/2/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1157
6/13/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/26/2019 • Approved by Governor
6/27/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-148