H739 GENERAL BILL by Grimsley; (CO-SPONSORS) Homan (CS by Criminal Justice (JC)) (Identical CS/3RD ENG/S 0484, Compare H 0797, H 1375, H 1941, CS/1ST ENG/S 0474, CS/S 0720, S 2608) Health Care/Nursing; revises purpose of Home Health Agencies law to include licensure of nurse registries; revises requirements for license application by home health agency; changes timeframe for home health agency to retain patient records; provides for continued confidentiality of patient information in compliance with federal law; revises requirements governing nurse registries & increases license fee, etc. Amends Ch. 400. EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/01/2005. 02/08/05 HOUSE Filed 02/18/05 HOUSE Referred to Health Care Regulation (HFC); Criminal Justice (JC); Health Care Appropriations (FC); Health & Families Council 03/08/05 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Health Care Regulation (HFC); Criminal Justice (JC); Health Care Appropriations (FC); Health & Families Council -HJ 00069 03/21/05 HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Health Care Regulation (HFC), 03/23/05, 9:00 am, 212-K 03/23/05 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by Health Care Regulation (HFC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00337 04/01/05 HOUSE Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) 04/02/05 HOUSE Now in Criminal Justice (JC) -HJ 00337 04/11/05 HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice (JC), 04/13/05, 1:00 pm, 404-H 04/13/05 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by Criminal Justice (JC); YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -HJ 00560 04/14/05 HOUSE Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b) 04/15/05 HOUSE Now in Health Care Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00560; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations (FC), 04/15/05, 11:30 am, Morris Hall; Favorable by Health Care Appropriations (FC); YEAS 12 NAYS 0 -HJ 00561; Now in Health & Families Council -HJ 00561 04/21/05 HOUSE On Council agenda-- Health & Families Council, 04/22/05, 8:00 am, Reed Hall 04/22/05 HOUSE Favorable by- Health & Families Council; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00673; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00673 05/03/05 HOUSE Substituted CS/SB 484; Laid on Table, Link/Iden/Sim/Compare passed, refer to CS/SB 484 (Ch. 2005-243), CS/SB 474 (Ch. 2005-170), CS/SB 720 (Ch. 2005-172) -HJ 01182
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