CS/SB 1646 (2014) -  Telemedicine

General Bill by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities and Health Policy
Telemedicine: Creating the "Florida Telemedicine Act”; requiring specified practitioners providing telemedicine services to patients in this state to be licensed in this state; authorizing nonFlorida licensed physicians to meet alternative requirements; providing standards and prohibitions for the provision of telemedicine services; authorizing the use of telemedicine services in the diagnosis and treatment of the human eye; prohibiting a managed care plan under Medicaid from using telemedicine providers that are not physicians, etc.
Effective Date: 10/01/2014
Last Event: 05/02/14 S Died in Appropriations on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

PCB committee actions:

  • SPB 7028 recommended by:
    Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/05/14   1:30 PM
    • Submitted as Committee Bill (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 2

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities
    • On agenda for: 04/01/14 9:30 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 2
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 04/09/14 2:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Amendment(s) (1) (final action) Votes: Yeas 12   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 167 Subject: Telemedicine Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/HB 751 Subject: Telehealth Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 70 Subject: Telemedicine Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 449942 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Bean Date Filed: 04/09/14, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Unfavorable 04/11/2014 04:45 PM
    • A 651910 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Garcia Date Filed: 04/08/14, Line#: 131 Senate(c): Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 04/11/2014 04:45 PM
    • AA 259150 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Garcia Date Filed: 04/09/14, Line#: 13 Senate(c): Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 04/11/2014 04:45 PM
    • A 387622 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Garcia Date Filed: 04/11/14, Line#: 131 Senate(c): Favorable 04/11/2014 04:45 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • A 507782 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Garcia Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 99 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/01/2014 12:40 PM
    • AA 692696 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Garcia Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 28 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/01/2014 12:40 PM
    • A 483198 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Garcia Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 105 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/01/2014 12:40 PM
    • A 319958 , Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, Garcia Date Filed: 04/01/14, Line#: 360 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/01/2014 12:40 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 4/11/2014 4:49:51 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 4/8/2014 1:00:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 4/3/2014 8:33:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities 3/31/2014 10:15:21 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/9/2014 6:01:23 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 515 Time: 04/11/2014 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (387622); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -SJ 515 Time: 04/09/2014 - 3:24 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/09/14, 2:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/07/2014 - 3:59 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 442 Time: 04/04/2014 - 4:34 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: c1
Event: S CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities read 1st time -SJ 451 Time: 04/03/2014 - 11:35 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/03/2014 - 9:11 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: c1
Event: S CS by Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; YEAS 6 NAYS 2 -SJ 442 Time: 04/01/2014 - 11:27 AM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities, 04/01/14, 9:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building Time: 03/27/2014 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 238 Time: 03/11/2014 - 5:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 238 Time: 03/10/2014 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 03/06/2014 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S SPB 7028 submitted as a committee bill (SB 1646) by Health Policy Time: 03/06/2014 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
409.967 CS/HB 1001, CS/CS/SB 1354, CS/SB 1666, SB 1670, CS/HB 7169*
456.4501
456.4502
456.4503
456.4504
456.4505
456.4506
627.645
641.185

(*) Not the latest version