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CS/SB 1976: Freestanding Emergency Departments

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Brodeur

Freestanding Emergency Departments; Deleting an obsolete provision relating to a prohibition on new emergency departments located off the premises of licensed hospitals; prohibiting a freestanding emergency department from holding itself out to the public as an urgent care center; requiring a freestanding emergency department to clearly identify itself as a hospital emergency department using certain signage; requiring a freestanding emergency department to post signs in certain locations which contain specified statements, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/26/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1157 (Ch. 2021-112) -SJ 678
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/1/2021 Senate • Filed
    3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 221
    3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 220
    3/19/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/24/2021 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
    • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    4/5/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/08/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/8/2021 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 465
    4/12/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    4/21/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/21/21, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 19 NAYS 1 -SJ 642
    4/22/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/21 -SJ 720
    • CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 647
    4/26/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 678
    • Substituted CS/HB 1157 -SJ 678
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1157 (Ch. 2021-112) -SJ 678

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  • CS/SB 1976, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2021 at 6:27 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1157 (er) Freestanding Emergency Departments Health and Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 6/17/2021 Chapter No. 2021-112 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    265550 - Amendment
    Between lines 168 and 169 insert:     		Pizzo 4/23/2021
    12:55 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/26/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    385.211 Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research at recognized medical centers. Page 9 (pdf)
    390.011 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    394.4787 Definitions; ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, 394.4788, and 394.4789. Page 9 (pdf)
    395.002 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    395.003 Licensure; denial, suspension, and revocation. Page 4 (pdf)
    395.1041 Access to emergency services and care. Page 4 (pdf)
    395.701 Annual assessments on net operating revenues for inpatient and outpatient services to fund public medical assistance; administrative fines for failure to pay assessments when due; exemption. Page 10 (pdf)
    400.9935 Clinic responsibilities. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.905 Mandatory Medicaid services. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.975 Managed care plan accountability. Page 12 (pdf)
    468.505 Exemptions; exceptions. Page 13 (pdf)
    627.6405 Decreasing inappropriate utilization of emergency care. Page 6 (pdf)
    627.64194 Coverage requirements for services provided by nonparticipating providers; payment collection limitations. Page 14 (pdf)
    765.101 Definitions. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • SB 1976, Original Filed Version Posted 3/1/2021 at 11:33 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/23/2021 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/7/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/12/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations PCS 410084 (Pre-Meeting) 4/21/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1157 (e1) Freestanding Emergency Departments Health and Human Services Committee Similar Last Action: 6/17/2021 Chapter No. 2021-112 Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    410084 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 4/12/2021
    4:22 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/22/2021    		 Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    880662 - Amendment
    Delete lines 95 - 138 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    (Brodeur)     		4/6/2021
    1:40 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/8/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/24/2021 11:30 AM Health Policy 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/8/2021 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/21/2021 4:30 PM Appropriations 19 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    385.211 Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research at recognized medical centers. Page 7 (pdf)
    390.011 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf)
    394.4787 Definitions; ss. 394.4786, 394.4787, 394.4788, and 394.4789. Page 8 (pdf)
    395.002 Definitions. Page 2 (pdf)
    395.003 Licensure; denial, suspension, and revocation. Page 3 (pdf)
    395.1041 Access to emergency services and care. Page 4 (pdf)
    395.701 Annual assessments on net operating revenues for inpatient and outpatient services to fund public medical assistance; administrative fines for failure to pay assessments when due; exemption. Page 9 (pdf)
    400.9935 Clinic responsibilities. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.905 Mandatory Medicaid services. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.975 Managed care plan accountability. Page 11 (pdf)
    468.505 Exemptions; exceptions. Page 12 (pdf)
    627.6405 Decreasing inappropriate utilization of emergency care. Page 5 (pdf)
    627.64194 Coverage requirements for services provided by nonparticipating providers; payment collection limitations. Page 13 (pdf)
    765.101 Definitions. Page 13 (pdf)

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