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CS/SB 738: Clinical Laboratories

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Grimsley ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Soto

Clinical Laboratories; Adding a consultant pharmacist or doctor of pharmacy licensed under chapter 465, F.S., to the definition of licensed practitioner; requiring clinical laboratories to make their services available to specified licensed practitioners; prohibiting such a clinical laboratory from charging different prices for its services based upon the chapter under which a practitioner is licensed, etc.

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Action: 4/24/2015 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 655 (Ch. 2015-119) -SJ 611
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Fiscal Policy (FP)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/5/2015 Senate • Filed
2/13/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Fiscal Policy; Rules -SJ 82
3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 82
3/18/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/23/15, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/23/2015 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 260
3/25/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 260
3/31/2015 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 269
4/6/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/09/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/9/2015 Senate • Favorable by Fiscal Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 377
• Now in Rules -SJ 377
4/15/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/15, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/20/2015 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 425
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 425
4/21/2015 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/24/15
4/24/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 611
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 655 -SJ 611
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 655 (Ch. 2015-119) -SJ 611