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CS/HB 469: Patient Care in Health Care Facilities

GENERAL BILL by Finance and Facilities Subcommittee ; Trabulsy ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Morales ; Tant

Patient Care in Health Care Facilities; Authorizes unlicensed persons to assist patients with other specified tasks; revises provisions relating to medications & devices with which unlicensed persons may assist patients in self-administration; specifies staffing requirements for advanced life support ambulances during interfacility transfers; provides certain persons occupying such ambulances are in charge of patient care during transfers; revises list of medications that registered nurses may delegate administration of to certified nursing assistants or home health aides; authorizes certified nursing assistants to administer certain medication to patients in county detention facilities under certain circumstances.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 4/8/2022 - Chapter No. 2022-48
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/3/2021 House • Filed
    11/10/2021 House • Referred to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    11/23/2021 House • Added to Finance & Facilities Subcommittee agenda
    12/2/2021 House • Favorable with CS by Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    12/3/2021 House • Reported out of Finance & Facilities Subcommittee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    12/7/2021 House • Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
    1/14/2022 House • Added to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee agenda
    1/19/2022 House • Favorable by Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    1/20/2022 House • Reported out of Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    1/28/2022 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    2/1/2022 House • Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    2/17/2022 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/24/2022)
    2/24/2022 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    2/25/2022 House • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed; YEAS 105, NAYS 0
    • Immediately certified
    2/25/2022 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Appropriations -SJ 461
    2/28/2022 Senate • Received -SJ 461
    3/3/2022 Senate • Withdrawn from Appropriations -SJ 587
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 718 -SJ 587
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 587
    • Amendment(s) adopted (388784) -SJ 587
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 588
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 588
    3/3/2022 House • In Messages
    3/10/2022 House • Added to Senate Message List
    • Amendment 388784 Concur
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 118, NAYS 0
    • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
    4/5/2022 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    4/6/2022 • Approved by Governor
    4/8/2022 • Chapter No. 2022-48

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  • CS/HB 469, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/10/2022 at 7:43 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 718 (c2) Provision of Health Care Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/3/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48) -SJ 587
    H 413 (c1) Delegation of the Administration of Prescription Medications Health and Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48)
    S 700 (c1) Delegation of Medication Administration Burgess Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48)

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 2 (pdf)
    401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 10 (pdf)
    401.252 Interfacility transfer. Page 6 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 10 (pdf)
    429.256 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 11 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 8 (pdf)
    464.2035 Administration of medication. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 469, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/10/2022 at 3:11 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 718 (c2) Provision of Health Care Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/3/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48) -SJ 587
    H 413 (c1) Delegation of the Administration of Prescription Medications Health and Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Rules, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48)
    S 700 (c1) Delegation of Medication Administration Burgess Compare Last Action: 3/14/2022 S Died in Judiciary, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48)

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 2 (pdf)
    401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 10 (pdf)
    401.252 Interfacility transfer. Page 6 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 10 (pdf)
    429.256 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 11 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 8 (pdf)
    464.2035 Administration of medication. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 469, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 12/3/2021 at 2:05 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Professions and Public Health Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/20/2022 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/1/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 718 (c2) Provision of Health Care Bradley Similar Last Action: 3/3/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48) -SJ 587

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    635964 - Amendment
    Delete line 189 and insert:
    Bradley 3/2/2022
    1:44 PM
    Senate: Replaced by Substitute Amendment
    3/3/2022
    Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 388784 - Substitute Amendment (635964)
    Delete lines 189 - 196 and insert:
    Bradley 3/3/2022
    3:42 PM
    House: Concur
    3/10/2022
    Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (3)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/25/2022 9:35 AM House 105 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/3/2022 7:16 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/10/2022 12:26 PM House 118 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 1 (pdf)
    401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 9 (pdf)
    401.252 Interfacility transfer. Page 6 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 10 (pdf)
    429.256 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 10 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 8 (pdf)

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  • HB 469, Original Filed Version Posted 11/3/2021 at 8:39 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Finance and Facilities Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2022 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 718 Patient Care in Health Care Facilities Bradley Identical Last Action: 3/3/2022 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 469 (Ch. 2022-48) -SJ 587

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    220307 - Amendment
    Remove lines 22-111 and insert:
    Trabulsy 12/1/2021
    6:00 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    12/2/2021
    PDF
    703315 - Amendment
    Remove lines 209-223 and insert:
    Trabulsy 12/1/2021
    6:01 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    12/2/2021
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.488 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 1 (pdf)
    401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 8 (pdf)
    401.252 Interfacility transfer. Page 5 (pdf)
    401.27 Personnel; standards and certification. Page 8 (pdf)
    429.256 Assistance with self-administration of medication. Page 9 (pdf)
    464.0156 Delegation of duties. Page 7 (pdf)

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