SB 768 (2023) -  Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers

General Bill by Martin
Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers: Deleting the definitions of the terms “direct supervision” and “present in the office suite”; revising the definition of the term “referral” to remove reference to direct physician supervision and to require compliance with certain Medicare payment and coverage rules, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2023
Last Event: 06/16/23 Chapter No. 2023-251 on Friday, June 16, 2023 4:20 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 03/20/23 3:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 04/12/23 8:30 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 04/25/23 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 20   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 601 Subject: Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/26/2023 9:33:34 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 4/24/2023 9:51:49 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 4/12/2023 3:17:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 4/11/2023 10:43:41 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/20/2023 8:15:49 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 3/17/2023 2:50:51 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/28/2023 11:20 AM   Yeas: 39 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 26] Barcode:
Chamber: House Date: 05/02/2023 02:39 PM   Yeas: 116 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 388] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2023-251 Time: 06/16/2023 - 4:20 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/16/2023 - 3:33 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 06/12/2023 - 12:32 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 05/02/2023 - 3:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Ordered enrolled Time: 05/02/2023 - 3:03 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0 Time: 05/02/2023 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 05/02/2023 - 2:39 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 05/01/2023 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 05/01/2023 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 05/01/2023 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/28/2023 - 10:15 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (5/1/2023) Time: 04/28/2023 - 8:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill referred to House Calendar Time: 04/28/2023 - 7:48 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/28/2023 - 12:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0 -SJ 608 Time: 04/28/2023 - 11:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 608 Time: 04/28/2023 - 11:20 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 608 Time: 04/28/2023 - 11:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23 Time: 04/26/2023 - 10:07 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/26/2023 - 10:00 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 Time: 04/25/2023 - 9:06 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/20/2023 - 3:48 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 04/12/2023 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Time: 04/12/2023 - 11:38 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/12/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 04/06/2023 - 4:08 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Time: 03/21/2023 - 8:29 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 Time: 03/20/2023 - 7:28 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 03/15/2023 - 3:39 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 03/07/2023 - 10:45 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy Time: 02/23/2023 - 6:05 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/14/2023 - 10:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
456.053 HB 601
641.316 HB 601