CS/CS/HB 637: Treatment by a Medical Specialist
GENERAL BILL by Commerce Committee ; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee ; Yeager ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abbott ; Alvarez ; Anderson ; Arrington ; Berfield ; Caruso ; Casello ; Chaney ; Cross ; Daley ; Eskamani ; Esposito ; Gossett-Seidman ; Gottlieb ; Holcomb ; Hunschofsky ; Jacques ; Joseph ; LaMarca ; López, J. ; Lopez, V. ; Massullo ; Plakon ; Rudman ; Salzman ; Skidmore ; Stark ; Steele ; Tant ; Valdés ; Waldron ; Woodson
Treatment by a Medical Specialist; Authorizes firefighter, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, & correctional probation officer to receive medical treatment by medical specialist for certain conditions; requires continuing care & treatment by medical specialist to be reasonable, necessary & related to firefighter's or officer's condition & authorized by workers compensation carrier, self-insured employer, or third-party administrator; specifies reimbursement percentage for such treatment.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 11/21/2023 | House |
• Filed |
| 11/30/2023 | House |
• Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Referred to Appropriations Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 1/9/2024 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/16/2024 | House |
• Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/18/2024 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee |
| 1/19/2024 | House |
• Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 1/22/2024 | House |
• Referred to Appropriations Committee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Appropriations Committee • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 1/29/2024 | House |
• Added to Appropriations Committee agenda |
| 1/31/2024 | House |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee • Reported out of Appropriations Committee • Now in Commerce Committee |
| 2/20/2024 | House |
• Added to Commerce Committee agenda |
| 2/22/2024 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Commerce Committee |
| 2/24/2024 | House |
• Reported out of Commerce Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed |
| 2/26/2024 | House |
• Bill referred to House Calendar • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/27/2024 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/1/2024) |
| 3/1/2024 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 3/4/2024 | House |
• Laid on Table |
