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CS/HB 843: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Rodriguez, A.M. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Grant, M. ; Leek

Health Care ; Establishing the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program to support dentists who practice in public health programs located in certain underserved areas; requiring the Department of Health to establish the Donated Dental Services Program to provide comprehensive dental care to certain eligible individuals; requiring a hospital to notify a patient's primary care provider within a specified timeframe after the patient's admission; requiring a licensed facility, upon placing a patient on observation status, to immediately notify the patient of such status using a specified form; prohibiting certain health maintenance organizations from employing step-therapy protocols under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 6/26/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-138, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7 (Ch. 2019-105)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

  • CS/HB 843, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/29/2019 at 9:13 PM

  • CS/HB 843, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/29/2019 at 9:02 PM

  • CS/HB 843, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/4/2019 at 12:53 PM

  • HB 843, Original Filed Version Posted 2/14/2019 at 2:29 PM