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Relating to the information to be provided by a health care provider as part of a referral of a patient to an ambulatory surgical center, and providing penalties
Sponsored by the House Human Resources Committee
Topics:Health care
Same legislation: HF 2122
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 27, 2020
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 27, 2020
- Done: House committeeFebruary 12, 2020
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2020 session adjourned on June 14, 2020, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary If a doctor thinks you are a good candidate for outpatient surgery, they must give you a written document explaining what to consider before choosing an ambulatory surgical center. This paper helps patients make an informed decision about where to have their procedure. Healthcare providers who do not follow these rules could face discipline against their professional license.1
Read the official explanation
This bill requires a health care provider who determines that a patient is a candidate for outpatient surgery, based on the patient’s medical status and surgical service needs, and refers the patient to an ambulatory surgical center as an option for the surgery, to provide the patient with a written document listing the factors the patient should consider to make a fully informed decision about the recommended course of care. The bill specifies the considerations to be included in the written document and provides definitions of “ambulatory surgical center”, “health care provider”, and “hospital” for the purposes of the bill. A health care provider who violates the bill is subject to licensee discipline.
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Similar bills
- HF 116 Relating to the information to be provided by a health care provider as part of a referral…89th General Assembly · In committeeNearly identical
- HF 2248 Relating to the information to be provided by a health care provider as part of a referral…89th General Assembly · Passed HouseNearly identical
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