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CS/HB 469: Patient Care in Health Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Facilities Subcommittee ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Morales ; Tant

Patient Care in Health Care Facilities; Authorizes unlicensed persons to assist patients with other specified tasks; revises provisions relating to medications & devices with which unlicensed persons may assist patients in self-administration; specifies staffing requirements for advanced life support ambulances during interfacility transfers; provides certain persons occupying such ambulances are in charge of patient care during transfers; revises list of medications that registered nurses may delegate administration of to certified nursing assistants or home health aides; authorizes certified nursing assistants to administer certain medication to patients in county detention facilities under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-48
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
11/3/2021 House • Filed
11/10/2021 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
11/23/2021 House • Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
12/2/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
12/3/2021 House • Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
12/7/2021 House • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
1/14/2022 House • Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
1/19/2022 House • Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
1/20/2022 House • Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
1/28/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/1/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/17/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022)
2/24/2022 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
2/25/2022 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
• Immediately certified
2/25/2022 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations -SJ 461
2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 461
3/3/2022 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 587
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 718 -SJ 587
• Read 2nd time -SJ 587
• Amendment(s) adopted (388784) -SJ 587
• Read 3rd time -SJ 588
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 588
3/3/2022 House • In Messages
3/10/2022 House • Added to Senate Message List
• Amendment 388784 Concur
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
• Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-48