2011 Regular Session

SENATE BILL 722

CHAPTER NUMBER: 532
File Code: Health Care Facilities and Regulation Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 736
Sponsored By:
Senators Rosapepe, Astle, Garagiola, Glassman, Kelley, Kittleman, Klausmeier, Middleton, and Pugh
Entitled:
Electronic Health Records - Incentives for Health Care Providers - Regulations

Synopsis:

Requiring incentives for the adoption and use of electronic health records to be paid in cash, unless a specified payor and health care provider agree on an incentive of equivalent value; prohibiting specified regulations from requiring a group model health maintenance organization from providing a specified incentive to a specified health care provider; requiring that regulations allow a State- regulated payor to request specified information and, under specified circumstances, reduce an incentive amount; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.
Senate Action
2/4
First Reading Finance
2/8
Hearing 2/23 at 2:00 p.m.
3/18

Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
3/21
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
3/23
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
4/4
Senate Concur - House Amendments
Third Reading Passed (47-0)
Passed Enrolled
House Action
3/21
First Reading Health and Government Operations
3/24
Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
4/5
Favorable with Amendments Report by Health and Government Operations
4/2
Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
Second Reading Passed with Amendments
4/3
Third Reading Passed with Amendments (138-0)
Action after passage in Senate and House
5/19
Approved by the Governor
- Chapter 532

Sponsored by:

Senator Jim Rosapepe, District 21
Senator John C. Astle, District 30
Senator Rob Garagiola, District 15
Senator Barry Glassman, District 35
Senator Delores G. Kelley, District 10
Senator Allan H. Kittleman, District 9
Senator Katherine Klausmeier, District 8
Senator Thomas M. Middleton, District 28
Senator Catherine E. Pugh, District 40

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Auditors and Audits
Computers -see also- Electronic Commerce; Electronic Govmnt.
Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
Grants
Health -see also- Mental Health
Health Care Commission
Health Care Facilities -see also- Clinics; Hospices; etc
Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations
Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs
Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations
Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc
Records -see also- Land Records; Vital Records
Reimbursement Rates
Reports
Rules and Regulations

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General
( 19-142 , 19-142 , 19-142 , 19-142 , 19-142 , 19-142 , 19-143 )

Documents

All documents except Roll Call Votes are displayed in PDF format:
Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled, Chapter
Fiscal and Policy Note: Available
Amendments:
Senate
Number: 317873/01     Offered on: March 21, 2011   at: 8:41 p.m.     Status: Adopted
House
Number: 136986/01     Offered on: April 6, 2011   at: 11:02 a.m.     Status: Adopted
Committee Votes :
Senate
Finance
House
Health and Government Operations
Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
Senate
March 23, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
April 4, 2011: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
House
April 3, 2011: Third Reading Passed (138-0)