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CS/HB 309: Rural Emergency Hospitals

GENERAL BILL by Select Committee on Health Innovation ; Shoaf ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby ; Franklin ; López, J. ; Rudman ; Tant

Rural Emergency Hospitals; Requires rural emergency hospitals to be subject to certain emergency services requirements for general hospitals; authorizes certain hospitals to apply to AHCA for designation as rural emergency hospitals; establishes requirements for rural emergency hospitals; exempts such hospitals from certain requirements; provides for administrative enforcement.

Effective Date: 7/1/2024
Last Action: 3/5/2024 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 644 (Ch. 2024-201)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/31/2023 House • Filed
11/13/2023 House • Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
1/9/2024 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/31/2024 House • Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
2/2/2024 House • Favorable with amendment(s) by Select Committee on Health Innovation
• Favorable with CS by Select Committee on Health Innovation (Amended)
• Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
2/3/2024 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
2/5/2024 House • Original reference removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/6/2024 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/8/2024 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
2/26/2024 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/29/2024)
2/29/2024 House • Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
3/5/2024 House • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 644 (Ch. 2024-201)