CS/SB 1526 (2019) -  Telehealth

General Bill by Appropriations and Harrell
Telehealth: Establishing standards of practice for telehealth providers; providing that a nonphysician telehealth provider using telehealth and acting within his or her relevant scope of practice is not deemed to be practicing medicine without a license; prohibiting a contract between a certain health insurer and a telehealth provider from requiring the telehealth provider to be reimbursed at lesser amount than if the service were provided in person; prohibiting a contract between a certain health maintenance organization and a telehealth provider from requiring the telehealth provider to be reimbursed at lesser amount than if the service were provided in-person, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise provided, this act shall take effect July 1, 2019
Last Event: 04/26/19 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 23 (Ch. 2019-137) -SJ 523 on Friday, April 26, 2019 11:09 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/25/19 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 04/16/19 1:00 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Amendment(s) (1) (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 4
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/18/19 9:00 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 14   Nays 6

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 23 Subject: Telehealth Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 947 Subject: Telehealth Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 810132 , Hooper Date Filed: 04/25/19, Line#: 97 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2019 11:08:58 AM
    • A 409632 , Harrell Date Filed: 04/25/19, Line#: 235 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2019 11:09:03 AM
    • A 395174 , Harrell Date Filed: 04/25/19, Line#: 235 Senate: Not Considered 4/26/2019 11:09:07 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 763358 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Harrell Date Filed: 04/15/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 04/17/2019 08:52 AM
    • AA 809042 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Hooper Date Filed: 04/15/19, Line#: 16 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/17/2019 08:52 AM
    • AA 648844 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Hooper Date Filed: 04/15/19, Line#: 60 Senate(c): Withdrawn 04/17/2019 08:52 AM
    • AA 277068 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Harrell Date Filed: 04/16/19, Line#: 100 Senate(c): Replaced by Engrossed Amendment 04/17/2019 08:52 AM
    • SD 147794 , Appropriations, Harrell Date Filed: 04/17/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 04/19/2019 06:39 PM
    • D 862704 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, Harrell Date Filed: 04/16/19, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Favorable 04/18/2019 12:51 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/19/2019 6:34:28 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/17/2019 9:38:43 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 4/16/2019 5:46:24 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 4/15/2019 2:29:17 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/25/2019 5:17:56 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/22/2019 1:11:28 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 23 (Ch. 2019-137) -SJ 523 Time: 04/26/2019 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/HB 23 -SJ 523 Time: 04/26/2019 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 522 Time: 04/26/2019 - 11:09 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/26/19 -SJ 578 Time: 04/24/2019 - 3:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/22/2019 - 4:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 388 Time: 04/22/2019 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/22/2019 - 8:22 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 14 NAYS 6 -SJ 379 Time: 04/18/2019 - 6:17 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/18/2019 - 6:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/17/2019 - 7:58 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services (862704); YEAS 6 NAYS 4 -SJ 378 Time: 04/16/2019 - 2:33 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/18/19, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/15/2019 - 3:16 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/16/19, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/11/2019 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Time: 03/25/2019 - 5:25 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 265 Time: 03/25/2019 - 3:44 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/25/19, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/20/2019 - 4:37 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 202 Time: 03/13/2019 - 4:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 202 Time: 03/08/2019 - 8:43 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/28/2019 - 2:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
456.47 CS/CS/HB 23, HB 7067
627.42396 CS/CS/HB 23
641.31 CS/CS/HB 23, CS/CS/SB 322, CS/HB 843, CS/CS/CS/HB 997, CS/CS/CS/SB 1180, CS/HB 1363, CS/SB 7078

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