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HB 601: Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers

GENERAL BILL by Steele ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Black ; Massullo ; Rudman

Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers; Removes definition of terms "direct supervision" & "present in office suite"; revises definition of term "referral" to remove direct physician supervision & to require compliance with certain Medicare payments & rules.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/1/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 768 (Ch. 2023-251)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/2/2023 House • Filed
    2/14/2023 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/30/2023 House • Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
    4/3/2023 House • Favorable by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    4/23/2023 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    4/24/2023 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    5/1/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 768 (Ch. 2023-251)

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  • HB 601, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/2/2023 at 3:18 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/19/2023 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/24/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 768 (er) Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers Martin Identical Last Action: 6/16/2023 Chapter No. 2023-251

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.053 Financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of health care services. Page 1 (pdf)
    641.316 Fiscal intermediary services. Page 5 (pdf)

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