SB 1976 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Freestanding Emergency Departments

Summary

Freestanding Emergency Departments; Deleting an obsolete provision relating to a prohibition on new emergency departments located off the premises of licensed hospitals; prohibiting a freestanding emergency department from holding itself out to the public as an urgent care center; requiring a freestanding emergency department to clearly identify itself as a hospital emergency department using certain signage; requiring a freestanding emergency department to post signs in certain locations which contain specified statements, etc.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2021 Last action Apr 26, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1157 (Ch. 2021-112)

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Apr 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/21/21, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 8, 2021

Upper · Passed

Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 10 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 5, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 04/08/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

upper

Mar 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

upper

Mar 19, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/24/21, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 10, 2021

Introduced

upper

Mar 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors