Hospitals; if designated Medicare dependent then considered rural. (SB519)

Introduced By

Sen. Phil Puckett (D-Tazewell)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Designation as rural hospital. Establishes in state law that any medical care facility licensed as a hospital will be considered a rural hospital on and after September 30, 2004, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(8)(E)(ii)(II), if (i) the hospital is located in an area defined as rural by federal statute or regulation; (ii) the Board of Health defines, in regulation, the area in which the hospital is located as a rural health area or the hospital as a rural hospital; or (iii) the hospital was designated, prior to October 1, 2004, as a Medicare-dependent small rural health hospital, as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(G)(iv). Read the Bill »

Status

04/03/2006: signed by governor

History

DateAction
01/11/2006Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 062035792
01/11/2006Referred to Committee on Education and Health
01/19/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB519)
01/26/2006Reported from Education and Health with substitute (14-Y 0-N)
01/27/2006Committee substitute printed 062049792-S1
01/27/2006Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
01/27/2006VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
01/30/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB519S1)
01/30/2006Read second time
01/30/2006Reading of substitute waived
01/30/2006Committee substitute agreed to 062049792-S1
01/30/2006Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB519S1
01/31/2006Read third time and passed Senate (37-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006VOTE: (37-Y 0-N)
01/31/2006Communicated to House
02/14/2006Placed on Calendar
02/14/2006Read first time
02/14/2006Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
02/21/2006Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 0-N)
02/22/2006Read second time
02/23/2006Passed by for the day
02/24/2006Read third time
02/24/2006Passed House BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (97-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006Reconsideration of House passage agreed to by House
02/24/2006Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
02/24/2006VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE #2 (98-Y 0-N)
03/06/2006Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB519ER)
03/06/2006Fiscal impact statement from DPB (SB519ER)
03/07/2006Enrolled
03/07/2006Signed by Speaker
03/08/2006Signed by President
04/03/2006G Approved by Governor-Chapter 378 (effective 7/1/06)
04/05/2006G Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0378)