CS/SB 488 (2014) -  Out-of-network Physician Charges

General Bill by Health Policy and Ring
Out-of-network Physician Charges: Relating to the Florida Patient’s Bill of Rights and Responsibilities; providing that a patient is responsible for reviewing a document informing the patient that he or she may be charged for out-of-network physician services; requiring a patient of a licensed facility to be presented with a document regarding charges for out-of-network physician services, etc.
Effective Date: 01/01/2015
Last Event: 05/02/14 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs on Friday, May 2, 2014 10:39 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/11/14 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 349 Subject: Health Care Coverage Relationship: Similar

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/12/2014 3:54:50 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/10/2014 4:29:11 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Time: 05/02/2014 - 10:39 PM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 247 Time: 03/17/2014 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs -SJ 242 Time: 03/17/2014 - 10:49 AM Member: Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/12/2014 - 4:11 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 242 Time: 03/11/2014 - 6:32 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/11/14, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/06/2014 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 42 Time: 03/04/2014 - 8:13 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 42 Time: 12/18/2013 - 2:41 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 12/09/2013 - 1:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
381.026 HB 349, CS/CS/SB 782, CS/HB 1231, HB 7071, CS/CS/HB 7113
395.301 HB 349, CS/CS/CS/HB 573, CS/CS/SB 782, CS/HB 1231, CS/HB 7111