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CS/CS/SB 1686: Telehealth

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Health Policy ; Bean ; Joyner

Telehealth; Creating the Telehealth Task Force within the Agency for Health Care Administration; requiring the agency to use existing and available resources to administer and support the task force; excluding telehealth products from the definition of “discount medical plan”, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2016
 Last Action: 3/3/2016 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2016-240) -SJ 637
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/8/2016 Senate • Filed
1/15/2016 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 223
1/20/2016 Senate • Introduced -SJ 223
1/21/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/16, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
1/26/2016 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 274
1/28/2016 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 274
• CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 277
2/8/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 02/11/16, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building
2/11/2016 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 402
• Now in Appropriations -SJ 402
2/22/2016 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/25/16, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
2/25/2016 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -SJ 497
2/29/2016 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 497
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16
3/1/2016 Senate • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 511
3/2/2016 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 536
• Amendment(s) adopted (800016) -SJ 536
• Ordered engrossed -SJ 536
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/3/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 637
• Substituted CS/CS/HB 7087 -SJ 637
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 7087 (Ch. 2016-240) -SJ 637