HB 1233: Surgical First Assistants
GENERAL BILL by Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Cantens ; Negron
Surgical First Assistants; revises required component of internal risk management programs to include requirements for use of physician surgical first assistants; requires health insurance policies to provide coverage for medically necessary services of said assistant selected by primary surgeon to assist in covered surgical procedure, provides applicability to new or renewed policies & contracts, etc. Amends 395.0197, 627.64165,.6572, 641.31.
Effective Date: 07/01/2002
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Committee on Insurance (CCC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 3/22/2002 House - Died in Committee on Insurance (CCC)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/25/2002 | House |
• Filed |
| 1/30/2002 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 00126 |
| 2/5/2002 | House |
• Referred to Health Regulation (HCC); Insurance (CCC); Council for Healthy Communities -HJ 00186 |
| 2/19/2002 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation (HCC), 02/21/02, 8:00 am, Morris Hall |
| 2/21/2002 | House |
• Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Health Regulation (HCC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00291 |
| 2/22/2002 | House |
• Now in Insurance (CCC) -HJ 00291 |
| 3/22/2002 | House |
• Died in Committee on Insurance (CCC) |