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CS/SB 904: Home Health Services

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Bean

Home Health Services; Allowing home health agencies to operate related offices inside of the main office’s health service planning district without an additional license; providing for the licensure of more than one nurse registry operational site within the same health service planning district; authorizing a licensed nurse registry to operate a satellite office; requiring a nurse registry operational site to keep all original records; requiring a nurse registry to provide notice and certain evidence before it relocates an operational site or opens a satellite office, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
Last Action: 5/22/2015 - Chapter No. 2015-66
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/13/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/26/2015 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy -SJ 94
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 94
    3/12/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/17/15, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/17/2015 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 221
    3/18/2015 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 223
    3/19/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 221
    3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/02/15, 9:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
    4/2/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 344
    • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 344
    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
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 377
    4/16/2015 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/22/15
    4/22/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 478
    • Amendment(s) adopted (843364) -SJ 478
    • Ordered engrossed -SJ 479
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/23/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 582
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 582
    4/23/2015 House • In Messages
    4/24/2015 House • Referred to Calendar -HJ 848
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/27/15
    • Received -HJ 848
    4/27/2015 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 862
    • Substituted for CS/CS/HB 1039 -HJ 863
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2015 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 882
    • CS passed; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 882
    4/28/2015 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 703
    5/7/2015 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    5/21/2015 • Approved by Governor
    5/22/2015 • Chapter No. 2015-66

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  • CS/SB 904, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/28/2015 at 12:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1039 (c2) Home Health Services Stone Identical Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 904 (Ch. 2015-66) -HJ 863
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.462 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.464 Home health agencies to be licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    400.497 Rules establishing minimum standards. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.506 Licensure of nurse registries; requirements; penalties. Page 2 (pdf), Page 3 (pdf)
    817.505 Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 904, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/22/2015 at 12:22 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1039 (c2) Home Health Services Stone Identical Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 904 (Ch. 2015-66) -HJ 863
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/23/2015 2:39 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/28/2015 11:36 AM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.462 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.464 Home health agencies to be licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    400.497 Rules establishing minimum standards. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.506 Licensure of nurse registries; requirements; penalties. Page 2 (pdf), Page 3 (pdf)
    817.505 Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 904, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/18/2015 at 1:44 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 4/2/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1039 (c2) Home Health Services Stone Similar Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 904 (Ch. 2015-66) -HJ 863
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    843364 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Bean 4/21/2015
    5:38 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/22/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2015 9:00 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 7 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/9/2015 9:00 AM Fiscal Policy 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.462 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.464 Home health agencies to be licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties. Page 2 (pdf)
    400.497 Rules establishing minimum standards. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.506 Licensure of nurse registries; requirements; penalties. Page 2 (pdf), Page 3 (pdf)
    817.505 Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)

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  • SB 904, Original Filed Version Posted 2/13/2015 at 9:22 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/16/2015 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/18/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1039 Nurse Registries Stone Identical Last Action: 4/27/2015 H Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 904 (Ch. 2015-66) -HJ 863
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    473518 - Amendment
    Between lines 27 and 28 insert:     		Health Policy
    (Bean)     		3/16/2015
    3:24 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/17/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/17/2015 9:00 AM Health Policy 7 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.462 Definitions. Page 1 (pdf)
    400.497 Rules establishing minimum standards. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.506 Licensure of nurse registries; requirements; penalties. Page 2 (pdf), Page 3 (pdf)
    817.505 Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 3 (pdf)

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