HB 211 (2006) -  Area Health Education Center Network

by Troutman (CO-SPONSORS) Jordan
Requires the Department of Health to cooperate with specified medical schools in maintaining and evaluating the network; expands the purposes of the network; requires the department to contract with the medical schools to provide funds to the network; provides that the persons to be served by the network are "medically underserved populations" rather than "low-income persons"; requires that the network link the provision of primary care services to medically underserved populations with the education of medical students, interns, and residents, students in the health care professions, and health care providers serving medically underserved populations; provides that the Office of Rural Health assume responsibility for state coordination of federal rural hospital and rural health care grant programs; deletes obsolete provisions; authorizes the department to coordinate with the Federal Government in carrying out certain activities relating to the recruitment and placement of health practitioners in medically underserved areas.
Effective Date: July 1, 2006.
Last Event: Died in Health Care Appropriations Committee on Friday, May 5, 2006 11:59 PM

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Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care General Committee 12/9/2005 9:33:42 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Health Care General Committee 12/5/2005 12:21:10 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Health Care Appropriations Committee Time: 05/05/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Committee Version:
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2006 - 11:59 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Care Appropriations Committee Time: 12/09/2005 - 9:34 AM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Health Care General Committee Time: 12/09/2005 - 9:34 AM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Health Care General Committee Time: 12/07/2005 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Health Care General Committee agenda Time: 11/22/2005 - 2:48 PM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Health Care General Committee Time: 10/18/2005 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health & Families Council Time: 10/18/2005 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Health & Families Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care Appropriations Committee Time: 10/18/2005 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Health Care Appropriations Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Health Care General Committee Time: 10/18/2005 - 4:15 PM Member: Committee: Health Care General Committee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 10/06/2005 - 2:08 PM Member: Troutman Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

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381.0402
381.0405 HB 7215
381.0409