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CS/CS/HB 863: Physician Referrals

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Brannan

Physician Referrals; Authorizes health care provider to refer patient to licensed hospital owned or leased & operated by entity in which provider has investment interest; requires health care practitioner to provide notice to patients upon referring patient to certain providers.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/15/2019 House • Filed
    2/28/2019 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 90
    3/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/05/19, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
    3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 90
    • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 364
    3/7/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 349
    3/8/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 376
    • Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee -HJ 376
    3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
    3/26/2019 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 537
    3/27/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 537
    4/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    4/3/2019 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 583
    • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    4/4/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 582
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 580
    4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
    4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 724
    • Read 3rd time -HJ 724
    • CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 725
    4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
    4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 464
    • Received -SJ 464
    5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Policy

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  • CS/CS/HB 863, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2019 at 5:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/17/2019 4:53 PM House 114 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.053 Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. Page 1 (pdf)
    456.0575 Duty to notify patients. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 863, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/7/2019 at 9:13 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Criminal Justice Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2019 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/3/2019 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    267925 - Amendment
    Remove line 119 and insert:
    Brannan 4/2/2019
    7:50 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    4/3/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.053 Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. Page 1 (pdf)
    456.0575 Duty to notify patients. Page 5 (pdf)

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  • HB 863, Original Filed Version Posted 2/15/2019 at 8:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/7/2019 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    149187 - Amendment
    Remove line 118 and insert:
    Brannan 3/4/2019
    5:58 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/5/2019
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.053 Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. Page 1 (pdf)
    456.0575 Duty to notify patients. Page 5 (pdf)

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