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HB 329: Certificates of Need

GENERAL BILL by Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Mayfield ; Negron

Certificates of Need; provides additional conditions for licensure or relicensure of hospitals; deletes provisions re regional area health plans; revises criteria for certificate-of-need review & for issuing licenses to health care facilities & health service providers; revises criteria for nursing-home-bed-need methodology; adds optional exemption for neonatal intensive care units that meet certain requirements, etc. Amends Ch. 408, 395.003.

Effective Date: 07/01/2004
Last Action: 6/28/2004 - Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-383; See also SB 182 (Ch. 2004-382), CS/SB 1062 (Ch. 2004-298)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/15/2003 House • Prefiled
1/22/2004 House • Referred to Health Care
2/6/2004 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 02/17/04, 2:15 pm, Morris Hall
2/17/2004 House • Favorable by- Health Care; YEAS 19 NAYS 5
2/18/2004 House • Placed on Calendar
3/2/2004 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care -HJ 00035; On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 02/17/04, 2:15 pm, Morris Hall; Favorable by- Health Care; YEAS 19 NAYS 5 -HJ 00135; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00135
3/3/2004 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00187; Amendment(s) failed -HJ 00188
3/4/2004 House • Read third time -HJ 00198; Passed; YEAS 72 NAYS 36 -HJ 00198
3/5/2004 Senate • In Messages
3/16/2004 Senate • Received, referred to Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations -SJ 00341
3/31/2004 Senate • Withdrawn from Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care; Appropriations -SJ 00420; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 2606 -SJ 00420; Read second time -SJ 00420; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00420, -SJ 00430
4/1/2004 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00471; Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as further amended -SJ 00471; Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00471
4/2/2004 House • In returning messages
4/14/2004 Senate • Requested House to return -SJ 00566
4/15/2004 House • Returned -HJ 00513
4/15/2004 Senate • In returning messages; Reconsidered -SJ 00607; Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as further amended -SJ 00607; Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 00607
4/15/2004 House • In returning messages
4/30/2004 House • Concurred -HJ 01198; Passed as amended; YEAS 112 NAYS 4 -HJ 01207; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 01207
6/16/2004 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/28/2004 • Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2004-383; See also SB 182 (Ch. 2004-382), CS/SB 1062 (Ch. 2004-298)