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CS/CS/HB 863: Physician Referrals

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Health Quality Subcommittee ; Brannan

Physician Referrals; Authorizes health care provider to refer patient to licensed hospital owned or leased & operated by entity in which provider has investment interest; requires health care practitioner to provide notice to patients upon referring patient to certain providers.

Effective Date: 1/1/2020
Last Action: 5/3/2019 Senate - Died in Health Policy
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/15/2019 House • Filed
2/28/2019 House • Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 90
3/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 03/05/19, 1:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 90
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 364
3/7/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Health Quality Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 349
3/8/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 376
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee -HJ 376
3/22/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 8:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/26/2019 House • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 537
3/27/2019 House • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 537
4/1/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
4/3/2019 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 583
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
4/4/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 582
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 580
4/11/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/17/19
4/17/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 724
• Read 3rd time -HJ 724
• CS passed; YEAS 114 NAYS 0 -HJ 725
4/23/2019 Senate • In Messages
4/24/2019 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations -SJ 464
• Received -SJ 464
5/3/2019 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Health Policy