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CS/SB 1934: Health Care Practitioner Discipline

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Book ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Taddeo

Health Care Practitioner Discipline; Subjecting health care practitioners to disciplinary action for specified offenses; revising provisions relating to immediate suspension of licensure to apply to all health care practitioners; requiring the Department of Health to issue emergency orders to suspend health care practitioners’ licenses if they enter a criminal plea to, or are convicted or found guilty of, a felony relating to homicide or are arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit acts that would constitute violations of specified criminal offenses, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 7/6/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-190
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Criminal Justice (CJ)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/1/2021 Senate • Filed
3/4/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 216
3/10/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 216
3/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/17/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/17/2021 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 270
• Now in Criminal Justice
3/18/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 03/23/21, 12:30 pm, 110 Senate Building
3/23/2021 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 312
3/24/2021 Senate • Now in Rules
4/13/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
4/16/2021 Senate • CS by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/19/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
4/20/2021 Senate • CS by Rules read 1st time -SJ 486
4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 527
• Read 3rd time -SJ 527
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 527
4/21/2021 House • In Messages
4/23/2021 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/26/2021)
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/26/2021 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
4/27/2021 House • Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
4/27/2021 Senate • Ordered enrolled -SJ 746
4/27/2021 House • Message sent to senate
6/28/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/29/2021 • Approved by Governor
7/6/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-190