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CS/HB 559: Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Byrd ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fernandez-Barquin ; Roth ; Stone

Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities; Authorizes nursing home facility to establish & implement institutional formulary; requires facility to maintain written policies & procedures for institutional formulary & make available to AHCA, upon request; provides requirements relating to prescribers; prohibits facility from taking adverse action against prescriber or resident under certain circumstances; authorizes pharmacist to substitute medicinal drugs under institutional formulary established by facility under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/29/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-103
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/6/2019 House • Filed
    11/15/2019 House • Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 46
    12/4/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 12/11/19, 4:00 pm, Mashburn Hall
    12/11/2019 House • Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1 -HJ 329
    12/16/2019 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 329
    1/14/2020 House • Introduced -HJ 46
    1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 504
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 504
    2/10/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/12/2020 House • CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -HJ 569
    2/13/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 565
    2/14/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 575
    3/3/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/20
    3/6/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 891
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/9/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 967
    • CS passed; YEAS 116 NAYS 2 -HJ 967
    3/9/2020 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 553
    • Received -SJ 553
    3/10/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 585
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 1020 -SJ 585
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 585
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/11/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 673
    • CS passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 673
    3/11/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1127
    6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/27/2020 • Approved by Governor
    6/29/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-103

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  • CS/HB 559, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/11/2020 at 6:15 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1020 Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities Bean Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 559 (Ch. 2020-103) -SJ 585

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.143 Page 3 (pdf)
    465.025 Substitution of drugs. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 559, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/13/2020 at 12:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1020 Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities Bean Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 559 (Ch. 2020-103) -SJ 585

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/9/2020 4:57 PM House 116 Yeas - 2 Nays
    3/11/2020 4:07 PM Senate 39 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.143 Page 3 (pdf)
    465.025 Substitution of drugs. Page 6 (pdf)

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  • HB 559, Original Filed Version Posted 11/6/2019 at 3:39 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Market Reform Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/29/2020 (pdf)
    Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2020 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/13/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1020 Institutional Formularies Established by Nursing Home Facilities Bean Similar Last Action: 3/10/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 559 (Ch. 2020-103) -SJ 585

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    232129 - Amendment
    Remove lines 81-94 and insert:
    Byrd 2/11/2020
    9:17 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/12/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (2)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.143 Page 2 (pdf)
    465.025 Substitution of drugs. Page 4 (pdf)

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