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CS/CS/SB 718: Provision of Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Health Policy ; Bradley

Provision of Health Care; Authorizing unlicensed persons to assist patients with other specified tasks; specifying staffing requirements for advanced life support ambulances during interfacility transfers; authorizing unlicensed persons to assist patients with other specified tasks; authorizing registered nurses to delegate to certified nursing assistants and home health aides the administration of certain medications to patients in county detention facilities under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/3/2022 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48) -SJ 587
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/1/2021 Senate • Filed
    11/16/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 45
    1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 45
    1/14/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/19/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    1/21/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/22, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    1/26/2022 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 236
    • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/27/2022 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 238
    1/28/2022 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    2/21/2022 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/24/22, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    2/24/2022 Senate • Favorable by Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 454
    2/25/2022 Senate • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 03/01/22, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/1/2022 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 521
    3/2/2022 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/03/22 -SJ 591
    • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 524
    3/3/2022 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 587
    • Substituted CS/HB 469 -SJ 587
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48) -SJ 587

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  • CS/CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2022 at 9:14 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Rules (Post-Meeting) 3/2/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 469 (er) Patient Care in Health Care Facilities Finance and Facilities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-48

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 2 (pdf)
    401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 12 (pdf)
    401.252 Interfacility transfer. Page 6 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 13 (pdf)
    429.256 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 7 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 718, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/26/2022 at 4:18 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2022 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2022 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/25/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 469 (c1) Patient Care in Health Care Facilities Finance and Facilities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-48

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    736208 - Amendment
    Delete line 319 and insert:
    Rules
    (Bradley)
    2/28/2022
    10:48 AM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/1/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/24/2022 9:00 AM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/1/2022 1:30 PM Rules 17 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 2 (pdf)
    401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 12 (pdf)
    401.252 Interfacility transfer. Page 5 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 13 (pdf)
    429.256 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 7 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 718, Original Filed Version Posted 11/1/2021 at 3:20 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 1/18/2022 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 469 (c1) Patient Care in Health Care Facilities Finance and Facilities Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-48

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    430722 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Bradley)
    1/24/2022
    12:40 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/26/2022
    Web Page
    PDF
    883280 - Title Amendment
    In title, delete lines 2 - 3 and insert:
    Health Policy
    (Bradley)
    1/24/2022
    8:32 AM
    Withdrawn
    1/24/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/26/2022 10:00 AM Health Policy 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 1 (pdf)
    401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 7 (pdf)
    401.252 Interfacility transfer. Page 4 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 7 (pdf)
    429.256 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 8 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 6 (pdf)

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