CS/SB 1602: Health Care Patient Protection
GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Harrell
Health Care Patient Protection; Requiring hospital emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in a certain manner, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and conduct specified assessments; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans; requiring the agency to collect and publish the results of specified assessments submitted by hospitals by specified dates, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/17/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 4/17/2025 Senate - On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/27/2025 | Senate |
• Filed |
| 3/6/2025 | Senate |
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy |
| 3/10/2025 | Senate |
• Introduced |
| 3/27/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/1/2025 | Senate |
• CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 |
| 4/3/2025 | Senate |
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services • CS by Health Policy read 1st time |
| 4/10/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/15/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building |
| 4/15/2025 | Senate |
• Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 • Now in Fiscal Policy |
| 4/17/2025 | Senate |
• On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building |
