SENATE BILL 437

Sponsored By:

Senator Hollinger

Entitled:

Health Occupations - Patient Referrals

Synopsis:

Altering a provision of law that prohibits a health care practitioner from referring patients to health care entities in which the health care practitioner's immediate family owns a beneficial interest.

Legislative History

Senate Action

1/29

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

2/5

Hearing 3/5 at 1:00 p.m.

3/10

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/11

Favorable Report Adopted

Special Order 3/13 (Senator Bromwell) Adopted

3/13

Second Reading Passed

3/17

Third Reading Passed (45-0)

3/31

Returned Passed

5/22

Governor vetoed - Cross-filed bill was signed

House Action

3/18

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/19

Hearing 3/25 at 1:00 p.m.

3/27

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

3/25

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/27

Third Reading Passed (131-2)

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

ETHICS

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

PATIENTS

PHYSICIANS

Bill affects the following Statute:

Health Occupations

( 1-302 )

Documents:

Bill Text:

First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)