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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 for licensee discipline
Sponsored by the House State Government Committee
Topics:Health care
Same legislation: HSB 605
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 25, 2022
- Done: House committeeFebruary 1, 2022
- Done: Passes the HouseFebruary 28, 202291–1
- Done: Senate committeeMarch 16, 2022
- Stopped: Passes the SenateDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, 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 if they suggest using an ambulatory surgical center. This paper will list important things you should think about before making a decision about your care. 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 patient’s 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.
Senate subcommittee
Named March 8, 2022. On March 14, 2022 it recommended amendment and passage.
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- HF 2405 Relating to the information to be provided by a health care provider as part of a referral…88th General Assembly · Approved by committee · nearly identicalCleared committee
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- 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
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