HB 715 CS (2004) -  Self-Pay Patients

General Bill by Llorente (CO-SPONSORS) Garcia, R.; Murzin; Planas; Prieguez; Rivera; Roberson, Y.; Rubio; Zapata
Self-Pay Patients: Provides legislative findings; requires hospitals to develop and make available two payment allowance programs for qualified self-pay patients; provides program guidelines and requirements; provides exclusions; provides a definition of patients qualified for such programs; provides exceptions; prohibits hospitals from pursuing civil remedies against such patients.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: Died in Subcommittee on Health Appropriations on Friday, April 30, 2004 11:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

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Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 1958 Subject: Self-pay Patients Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care 4/2/2004 8:50:45 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Health Standards 3/19/2004 4:07:47 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Subcommittee on Health Standards 3/3/2004 3:09:38 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Time: 04/30/2004 - 11:40 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Version:
Event: H Now in Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Time: 04/12/2004 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Appropriations Time: 04/12/2004 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Remaining referral: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Time: 04/12/2004 - 3:45 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Version:
Event: H Recommendation: CS by Health Care ; Pending Review of CS under Rule 6.3 Time: 04/02/2004 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 04/02/2004 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill passed referred committee Time: 04/02/2004 - 8:52 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill added to Health Care agenda Time: 03/19/2004 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill now in Health Care Time: 03/19/2004 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill released from committee Time: 03/19/2004 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Standards Version:
Event: H Bill Passed referred committee with amendment(s) Time: 03/19/2004 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Standards Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/03/2004 - 1:23 AM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H Bill added to Subcommittee on Health Standards agenda Time: 03/02/2004 - 3:49 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Standards Version:
Event: H Now In Subcommittee on Health Standards Time: 02/05/2004 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Standards Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Appropriations Time: 02/05/2004 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Time: 02/05/2004 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Appropriations Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Health Care Time: 02/05/2004 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Version:
Event: H Bill referred to Subcommittee on Health Standards Time: 02/05/2004 - 5:59 PM Member: Committee: Subcommittee on Health Standards Version:
Event: H Filed timely Time: 01/29/2004 - 8:26 AM Member: Llorente Committee: Version:

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
395.301 HB 701 CS, HB 1629