Bill Summary

SB 1496 Transparency in Health Care (2016 Session)
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Sponsors
by Bradley Co Sponsors: Gaetz (D) CS Sponsors: Appropriations
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Summary
Transparency in Health Care; Requiring a facility licensed under ch. 395, F.S., to provide timely and accurate financial information and quality of service measures to certain individuals; requiring home health agencies and home medical equipment providers to provide upon request certain written estimates of charges within a certain timeframe; requiring a health care practitioner to provide a patient upon his or her request a written, good faith estimate of anticipated charges within a certain timeframe, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2016
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committees of reference
   S Health Policy
   S Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
   S Appropriations
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Actions
01/07/16
SENATE
Filed
01/14/16
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
01/14/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 01/19/16, 4:00 pm, 412 K
01/19/16
SENATE
Favorable by Health Policy; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
01/20/16
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
01/25/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 01/28/16, 10:00 am, 401 S
01/28/16
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; 6 Yeas, 2 Nays
02/01/16
SENATE
Now in Appropriations
02/22/16
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 02/25/16, 10:00 am, 412 K - PCS
02/25/16
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 16 Yeas, 2 Nays
02/29/16
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
02/29/16
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
03/03/16
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/07/16
03/07/16
SENATE
Retained on Special Order Calendar
03/08/16
SENATE
Read Second Time; Substituted for HB 1175; Laid on Table, Refer to HB 1175
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bill text & filed amendments
1496
Filed on 01/07/16
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Amendment 378426 LF
Richter
Filed on 01/27/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 616578 LF
Richter
Filed on 01/27/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 234188 LF
Richter
Filed on 01/27/16
Replaced by Substitute Amendment
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Amendment 575020 LF
Richter
Filed on 01/27/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 602790 LF SA
Richter
Filed on 01/28/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 664560 PCS
Appropriations
Filed on 02/05/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 523828 DE
Gaetz (D)
Filed on 02/24/16
Replaced by CS
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Amendment 320988 LF AA
Margolis
Filed on 02/25/16
Replaced by CS
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1496C1
Filed on 02/29/16
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
20.42
110.123
381.026
395.107
395.301
395.3012
395.602
395.6025
400.487
400.934
408.05
408.061
408.07
408.18
409.967
456.0575
456.072
465.0244
627.0613
627.6385
641.54
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