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CS/SB 1596: Provider Accountability

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Garcia

Provider Accountability; Revising the rights of residents of nursing home facilities; providing additional disqualifying offenses for purposes of background screening of employees of certain health care providers; creating a cause of action for ex parte injunctive relief against continued unlicensed activity relating to health care provider facilities; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to petition the court for such injunctive relief; providing for ex parte temporary injunctive relief under certain circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/3/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1471 (Ch. 2023-307) -SJ 723
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/3/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules
    3/14/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/22/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/27/23, 3:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/27/2023 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 12 NAYS 0
    3/29/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • CS by Health Policy read 1st time
    3/30/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 04/04/23, 11:00 am, 37 Senate Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
    4/5/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/25/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
    4/28/2023 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar
    5/1/2023 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 670
    5/2/2023 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 718
    5/3/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 722
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1471 -SJ 723
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1471 (Ch. 2023-307) -SJ 723

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  • CS/SB 1596, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/29/2023 at 1:43 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (Post-Meeting) 4/5/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1471 (er) Health Care Provider Accountability Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/29/2023 Chapter No. 2023-307
    S 412 Gluteal Fat Grafting Procedures Garcia Compare Last Action: 5/5/2023 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1471 (Ch. 2023-307)

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    4/4/2023 11:00 AM Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (6)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.022 Residents’ rights. Page 2 (pdf)
    408.809 Background screening; prohibited offenses. Page 3 (pdf)
    408.812 Unlicensed activity. Page 6 (pdf)
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 9 (pdf)
    458.328 Office surgeries. Page 14 (pdf)
    459.0138 Office surgeries. Page 17 (pdf)

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  • SB 1596, Original Filed Version Posted 3/3/2023 at 12:54 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1471 (c1) Health Care Provider Accountability Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 6/29/2023 Chapter No. 2023-307

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    584094 - Amendment
    Between lines 374 and 375 insert:
    Health Policy
    (Garcia)
    3/24/2023
    1:23 PM
    Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/28/2023
    Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/27/2023 3:00 PM Health Policy 12 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.022 Residents’ rights. Page 2 (pdf)
    408.809 Background screening; prohibited offenses. Page 3 (pdf)
    408.812 Unlicensed activity. Page 6 (pdf)
    435.04 Level 2 screening standards. Page 9 (pdf)

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