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CS/HB 545: Telehealth

GENERAL BILL by Health Quality Subcommittee ; Cummings ; Jones, M. ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Magar ; Pigman ; Rodrigues, R. ; Williams

Telehealth; Defines "telehealth" & "telehealth provider"; provides for certain practice standards for telehealth providers; authorizes telehealth providers to use telehealth to prescribe certain controlled substances; provides recordkeeping requirements & standards; excludes telehealth products from definition of "discount medical plan".

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 4/28/2015 House - Died in Health and Human Services Committee
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/30/2015 House • Filed
    2/11/2015 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 45
    3/3/2015 House • Introduced -HJ 45
    3/10/2015 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/12/15, 9:00 am, 306 HOB
    3/12/2015 House • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 236
    3/16/2015 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 233
    3/17/2015 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
    • CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 249
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 249
    4/28/2015 House • Died in Health and Human Services Committee

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  • CS/HB 545, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/16/2015 at 11:22 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 478 (c1) Telehealth Bean, Joyner Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    456.47 Page 1 (pdf)
    636.202 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • HB 545, Original Filed Version Posted 1/30/2015 at 5:14 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Quality Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/16/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 478 (c1) Telehealth Bean, Joyner Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died in Appropriations
    Location: In committee/council (AP)

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    568813 - Amendment
    Between lines 64 and 65, insert:
    Gaetz 3/11/2015
    6:49 PM
    Withdrawn Prior to Consideration
    3/11/2015
    PDF
    929099 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    Cummings 3/11/2015
    6:51 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    3/13/2015
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    465.47 Page 1 (pdf)

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