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CS/HB 1157: Freestanding Emergency Departments

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Koster ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beltran ; Leek ; Mooney ; Valdés

Freestanding Emergency Departments; Prohibits hospital-based off-campus emergency department from holding itself out to public as urgent care center; requires such departments to post signs containing specified statements; provides requirements for advertisement of such departments; requires AHCA & health insurers to post & annually update certain information on their websites.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 6/17/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-112
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/19/2021 House • Filed
2/28/2021 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
3/2/2021 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/4/2021 House • Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
3/8/2021 House • Favorable by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
3/16/2021 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
3/18/2021 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
4/2/2021 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/6/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
4/7/2021 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/8/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/15/2021)
4/9/2021 House • Amendment 335929 filed
4/15/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Amendment 335929 adopted
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
• Message sent to senate
4/15/2021 Senate • In Messages
4/19/2021 Senate • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 500
4/20/2021 Senate • Received -SJ 500
4/26/2021 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 678
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 1976 -SJ 678
• Read 2nd time -SJ 678
• Read 3rd time -SJ 678
• CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 1 -SJ 678
4/26/2021 House • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled
6/14/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/16/2021 • Approved by Governor
6/17/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-112