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CS/SB 594: Health Care Practioner/Suspension or Restriction of License

GENERAL BILL by Health Regulation ; Storms

Health Care Practioner/Suspension or Restriction of License; Authorizing that the Department of Health issue an emergency order restricting the license of a health care practitioner from prescribing controlled substances if the practitioner is arrested for, is criminally prosecuted for, or commits certain criminal acts involving homicide or controlled substances; requiring that the department initiate administrative proceedings for the issuance of the emergency order; requiring that the court, in determining whether to release a defendant on bail or other conditions, consider whether the suspension of a license or restriction on the ability to practice a licensed health care profession is necessary to protect the community against unreasonable danger, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2012
Last Action: 3/9/2012 Senate - Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    10/19/2011 Senate • Filed
    11/2/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget -SJ 51
    1/10/2012 Senate • Introduced -SJ 51
    1/20/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Regulation, 01/25/12, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    1/25/2012 Senate • CS by Health Regulation; YEAS 6 NAYS 1 -SJ 280
    1/26/2012 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    1/27/2012 Senate • CS by Health Regulation read 1st time -SJ 284
    2/1/2012 Senate • Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability -SJ 280
    2/17/2012 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Governmental Oversight and Accountability, 02/22/12, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/9/2012 Senate • Died in Governmental Oversight and Accountability

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  • CS/SB 594, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/26/2012 at 12:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Post-Meeting) 1/26/2012 (pdf)
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability (Pre-Meeting) 2/21/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1143 (c1) Licensing of Health Care Practitioners Costello Similar Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    553508 - Amendment
    Between lines 90 and 91 insert:
    Governmental Oversight and Accountability
    (Margolis)
    2/21/2012
    10:55 AM
    Web Page
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 1 (pdf)
    903.046 Purpose of and criteria for bail determination. Page 4 (pdf)

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  • SB 594, Original Filed Version Posted 10/19/2011 at 8:34 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Regulation (Pre-Meeting) 1/24/2012 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1143 (c1) Licensing of Health Care Practitioners Costello Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 H Died in Criminal Justice Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (CRJS)
    S 1884 Health Regulation by the Agency for Health Care Administration Garcia Compare Last Action: 3/9/2012 S Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 517 (Ch. 2012-61), CS/CS/CS/HB 711 (Ch. 2012-66), CS/CS/HB 787 (Ch. 2012-160), CS/CS/CS/HB 943 (Ch. 2012-73), CS/SB 730 (Ch. 2012-44)
    Location: On Special Order Calendar

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    629692 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Health Regulation
    (Fasano)
    1/24/2012
    4:05 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    1/25/2012
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    1/25/2012 3:30 PM Health Regulation 6 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    395.3025 Patient and personnel records; copies; examination. Page 1 (pdf)
    456.057 Ownership and control of patient records; report or copies of records to be furnished. Page 2 (pdf)
    456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate suspension of license. Page 5 (pdf)

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