HB 955 Florida House · 2020 Regular Session

Physician Referrals

Summary

Physician Referrals; Authorizes health care provider to refer patient to licensed hospital owned or leased & operated by entity in which provider has investment interest; requires health care practitioner to notify patient in writing upon referring patient to certain providers; provides requirements for such notice.

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2020

Committee Review

Mar 2020

House Passage

Mar 2020

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 14, 2020 Last action Mar 14, 2020

Floor votes · House Mar 4, 2020

How they voted

49–10

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 61

Mar 4, 2020

D Democratic21

9 Yea 10 Nay 2

47% Nay

R Republican40

40 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 5, 2020

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Passed; YEAS 88 NAYS 25

lower

Feb 12, 2020

Lower · Passed

Favorable by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 16 NAYS 1

lower

Feb 10, 2020

Lower · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/12/20, 10:00 am, Morris Hall

lower

Feb 4, 2020

Lower · Passed

Now in Health and Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 3, 2020

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 13 NAYS 1

lower

Jan 30, 2020

Lower · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 02/03/20, 2:00 pm, Sumner Hall

lower

Jan 15, 2020

Lower · Passed

Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee

lower

Jan 15, 2020

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Quality Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 2

lower

Jan 14, 2020

Introduced

lower

Jan 13, 2020

Lower · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Quality Subcommittee, 01/15/20, 9:30 am, Mashburn Hall

lower

Jan 3, 2020

Committee

Referred to Health Quality Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors