Bill Summary
HB 843 Health Care (2019 Session)
Health Care; Establishing the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program to support dentists who practice in public health programs located in certain underserved areas; requiring the Department of Health to establish the Donated Dental Services Program to provide comprehensive dental care to certain eligible individuals; requiring a hospital to notify a patient's primary care provider within a specified timeframe after the patient's admission; requiring a licensed facility, upon placing a patient on observation status, to immediately notify the patient of such status using a specified form; prohibiting certain health maintenance organizations from employing step-therapy protocols under certain circumstances, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2019
02/14/19
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Filed
02/20/19
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Referred to Health Market Reform Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
02/20/19
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Now in Health Market Reform Subcommittee
03/05/19
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On Committee agenda - Health Market Reform Subcommittee, 03/07/19, 9:00 am, 306 H
03/07/19
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Favorable by Health Market Reform Subcommittee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/07/19
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Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
03/22/19
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On Committee agenda - Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 03/26/19, 12:00 pm, 404 H
03/26/19
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Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; 9 Yeas, 0 Nays
03/27/19
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Now in Health & Human Services Committee
04/01/19
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On Committee agenda - Health & Human Services Committee, 04/03/19, 9:00 am, 17 H
04/03/19
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Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/04/19
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Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/04/19
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Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/04/19
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Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/10/19
04/10/19
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Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 04/11/19
04/11/19
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 114 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/18/19
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In Messages
04/18/19
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Received; Referred to Health Policy; Rules
04/26/19
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Withdrawn from Health Policy; Rules; Placed on Calendar, on 2nd Reading; Substituted for SBĀ 7078; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (565298); Placed on Third Reading, 04/29/19
04/29/19
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Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 39 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/29/19
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In returning messages
04/29/19
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Received from Messages; Concurred with Amendment (565298); Passed (Vote: 115 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/29/19
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Ordered engrossed, then enrolled
04/29/19
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Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/29/19
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Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/25/19
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 07/10/19)
06/25/19
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2019-138
No amendments to this bill text filed.
No amendments to this bill text filed.
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