CHAPTER NUMBER: 229
File Code: Health Occupations
Prior Year Introduction As: SB 762/99 - EEA
Crossfiled with: HOUSE BILL 214
- Sponsored By:
-
Senators Hafer, Hollinger, and Exum
- Entitled:
-
Patient Referrals by Health Care Practitioners - Prohibition -
Exemptions
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.
Senate Action
- 1/17
- First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 1/19
- Hearing 2/2 at 1:00 p.m.
- 2/7
- Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs
- 2/8
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 2/10
- Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- 3/31
- Returned Passed
- 5/11
- Signed by the Governor Chapter 229
House Action
- 2/11
- First Reading Environmental Matters
- 3/15
- Hearing 3/23 at 1:00 p.m.
- 3/29
- Favorable Report by Environmental Matters
- 3/27
- Favorable Report Adopted
- Second Reading Passed
- 3/28
- Third Reading Passed (135-2)
- Sponsored by:
- Senator John J. Hafer, District 1
- Senator Nathaniel Exum, District 24
- Senator Paula C. Hollinger, District 11
- Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- CONSUMER PROTECTION -see also- UNFAIR TRADE PRACTICES
- DISCLOSURE
- EQUIPMENT -see also- MOTOR VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
- HEALTH OCCUPATIONS -see also specific health occupations-
- HOSPITALS -see also- CLINICS; STATE HOSPITALS
- INVESTMENTS -see also- SECURITIES
- LEASES AND RENT
- PATIENTS
- REAL ESTATE -see also- AGENTS AND BROKERS
- Bill affects the following Statutes:
- Health Occupations
- (
1-301 ,
1-302
)
- Bill Text:
First Reading (PDF),
Third Reading (PDF), Enrolled
- Fiscal Note:
Available (PDF)
- Amendments:
None offered
- Roll Call Votes (Legislative dates are shown):
- Senate
- February 10, 2000: Third Reading Passed (47-0)
- House
- March 28, 2000: Third Reading Passed (135-2)
