SENATE BILL 762

Sponsored By:

Senator Hafer

Entitled:

Patient Referrals by Health Care Practitioners - Prohibition - Exemptions

Synopsis:

Excluding payments made for the rental or lease of equipment, or for the sale of property or of a health care practice, from the definition of "compensation arrangement" for purposes of specified prohibitions and disclosure requirements relating to patient referrals; and exempting from a specified prohibition against patient referrals a health care practitioner who refers a patient to a hospital in which the practitioner has a beneficial interest if the practitioner meets specified requirements.

History by Legislative Date

Senate Action

3/2

First Reading Senate Rules

3/3

Re-referred Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/5

Hearing 3/18 at 1:00 p.m.

3/22

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/23

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

3/25

Third Reading Passed (46-0)

House Action

3/25

First Reading Environmental Matters

3/26

Hearing 4/1 at 1:00 p.m.

4/11

Unfavorable Report by Environmental Matters

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- ADVTG.; LABELING; WARRANTIES.

DISCLOSURE

EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT

HEALTH OCCUPATIONS

HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS

INVESTMENTS -see also- SECURITIES

LEASES AND RENT -see also- EVICTION

PATIENTS

REAL ESTATE -see also- AGENTS AND BROKERS

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health Occupations

( 1-301 , 1-302 )

Documents:

Bill Text: First Reading (PDF), Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled

Fiscal Note: Available (PDF)

Amendments: None offered

Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):

Senate

March 25, 1999: Third Reading Passed (46-0)