Referral of Patients by Health Care Providers
Summary
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.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 16, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 28, 2023 · House May 2, 2023
How they voted
38–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 39
Apr 28, 2023
D
Democratic11
90% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican27
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Jun 16, 2023
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Bill referred to House Calendar
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed; YEAS 39 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/25/23, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/12/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/20/23, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jonathan Martin
RRepublican
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