HOUSE BILL 661

Sponsored By:

Delegates Morhaim and Guns

Entitled:

Health Occupations - Patient Referrals

Synopsis:

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

Legislative History

House Action

1/30

First Reading Environmental Matters

2/5

Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m.

2/24

Favorable Report by Environmental Matters

2/25

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

2/27

Third Reading Passed (131-2)

3/30

Returned Passed

4/29

Signed by the Governor Chapter 253

Senate Action

2/28

First Reading Economic and Environmental Affairs

3/31

Favorable Report by Economic and Environmental Affairs

4/1

Favorable Report Adopted

Second Reading Passed

4/2

Third Reading Passed (47-0)

Sponsored by:

Delegate Dan K. Morhaim, District 11

Delegate Ronald A. Guns, District 36

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)