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CS/HB 559: Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Byrd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fernandez-Barquin ; Roth ; Stone

Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities; Authorizes nursing home facility to establish & implement institutional formulary; requires facility to maintain written policies & procedures for institutional formulary & make available to AHCA, upon request; provides requirements relating to prescribers; prohibits facility from taking adverse action against prescriber or resident under certain circumstances; authorizes pharmacist to substitute medicinal drugs under institutional formulary established by facility under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/29/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-103
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/6/2019 House • Filed
11/15/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 46
12/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 4:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
12/11/2019 House • Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 329
12/16/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 329
1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 46
1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 504
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 504
2/10/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
2/12/2020 House • CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 569
2/13/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 565
2/14/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 575
3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 891
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/9/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 967
• CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 2 -HJ 967
3/9/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 553
• Received -SJ 553
3/10/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 585
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for SB 1020 -SJ 585
• Read 2nd time -SJ 585
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/11/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 673
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 673
3/11/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1127
6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/29/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-103