DE HB105 | 2023-2024 | 152nd General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on August 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-1)
Status: Passed on August 9 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-08-09 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]
Summary
This Act requires physicians who are discontinuing business, leaving the State, or terminating a patient-physician relationship for any other reason to notify affected patients at least thirty days prior to the discontinuation of services via first class mail and an electronic message if electronic communication is available. It removes the requirement that physicians ending a patient-physician relationship publish a notice in a newspaper of daily circulation.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 24 Relating To The Medical Practices Act.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2023-06-28 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 20 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-02 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2023-05-02 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 40 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-09 | Signed by Governor | |
| 2023-06-28 | Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT | |
| 2023-06-07 | Reported Out of Committee (Legislative Oversight & Sunset) in Senate with 4 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-05-02 | Assigned to Legislative Oversight & Sunset Committee in Senate | |
| 2023-05-02 | Passed By House. Votes: 40 YES 1 ABSENT | |
| 2023-05-02 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 105 - Passed In House by Voice Vote | |
| 2023-04-26 | Amendment HA 1 to HB 105 - Introduced and Placed With Bill | |
| 2023-04-25 | Reported Out of Committee (Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability)) in House with 2 Favorable, 3 On Its Merits | |
| 2023-04-06 | Introduced and Assigned to Sunset Committee (Policy Analysis & Government Accountability) Committee in House |
