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2016 Bill(s)
HCS HB 1658 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: S 3rd Read Description: Various provisions dealing with depression and suicide among medical students. Prohibit a school from restricting studies on the issue. Establish a committee of medical school representatives to study the issue.
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HB 1659 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: S Veterans' Affairs & Health Description: Require Medicaid coverage for behavioral, social and psychophysiological services to be based on a specific national reimbursement code.
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HB 1660 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Health & Mental Health Policy Description: Prohibit a non-compete contract by a nonprofit hospital. Impose restrictions on no-compete contracts with doctors. Prohibit restricting access to the doctor's patient list or medical records.
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SCS HB 1682 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: GOVERNOR SIGNED Description: Prohibit any licensing requirement of physicians, chiropractors, optometrists and dentists that the licensee participate in any public or private health care plan. Essentially would prohibit requiring acceptance of Medicaid or Medicare.
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* HB 2214 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H 2nd Read Description: Require a warrant to use a device that capitures cell phone calls within an area. Require the warrant request cite a specific number and person.
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HCS HB 2269 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Perfection Description: Require a health care provider to report the charges for its 25 most frequent health services. Require it be on its Internet website, if applicable.
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HB 2275 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Professional Registration Description: Limit to three the number of assistant physicans and/or advanced practice nurses with whom a phyisican can enter into a collaborating practice agreement.
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HB 2304 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Perfection Description: Prohibit the Healing Arts Board from requiring periodic exams to be re-certified in a medical specialty. Prohibit requiring specialty medical board certification.
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HB 2351 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Select Com. on Social Services Description: Include psychiatry in the medical professions covered for a student loan program for medical students.
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HB 2477 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Health & Mental Health Policy Description: Impose requirements on the information health insurance companies must provide to a health care provider in a pre-authorization request.
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HB 2544 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Health & Mental Health Policy Description: Require hospitals to conduct annual screening of medical staff for the prevalnce of depression and burnout, conducted by an independent third party.
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HB 2705 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H 2nd Read Description: Require a county assessor include low-income housing tax credits in determing the value of property.
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HB 2746 Sponsor:Frederick, Keith Status: H Select Com. on Utilities Description: Repeal the right of the Hazardous Waste Management Commission to adopt regulations more stringent than federal rules deal with zinc fertilizers.
Note: The descriptions of bills, amendments and roll-call votes are written by MDN journalists. MDN's database may not include committee assignments of bills made on the last day of the session since it is too late for the committee to act on the bill and, thus, the delayed assignment has no practical effect.