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CS/CS/HB 229: Health Care Practitioner Licensure

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Byrd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cortes, B. ; Plakon ; Renner ; Stevenson

Health Care Practitioner Licensure; Revises provisions related to impaired practitioner programs; requires DOH to establish terms & conditions of program by contract; provides contract terms; requires DOH to refer practitioners to consultants; revises grounds for refusing to issue or renew license, certificate, or registration in health care profession.

Effective Date: 5/31/2017
Last Action: 5/31/2017 - Chapter No. 2017-41
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/12/2017 House • Filed
1/23/2017 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 45
3/6/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/08/17, 9:00 am, Mashburn Hall
3/7/2017 House • Introduced -HJ 45
3/8/2017 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 354
3/10/2017 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 347
3/14/2017 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 360
3/17/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/21/17, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/21/2017 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 422
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 422
3/28/2017 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/30/17, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
3/30/2017 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 563
4/3/2017 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
4/4/2017 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 562
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 559
4/13/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/18/17
4/18/2017 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/19/17
4/19/2017 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 734
• Amendment(s) adopted (978295) -HJ 735
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/20/2017 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 761
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 119 NAYS 0 -HJ 761
4/25/2017 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 453
• Received -SJ 453
5/2/2017 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 648
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 648
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 876 -SJ 648
• Read 2nd time -SJ 648
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/3/2017 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 726
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 727
5/3/2017 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1098
5/18/2017 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
5/31/2017 • Approved by Governor
• Chapter No. 2017-41