HB 1454 IN Passed Legislature
Nonemergency ambulance service orders.
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Summary
Requires hospitals to establish protocols for within the hospital concerning the issuance of orders for nonemergency transportation. Requires a physician to issue an order for nonemergency ambulance services when a patient needs transportation by an ambulance. Specifies contents of an order. Allows for certification of a physician's order by certain providers if certain conditions are met.
Sponsors (3)
- Beau Baird Republican · author
- Ed Charbonneau Republican · sponsor
- Andy Zay · sponsor
4 coauthors / cosponsors
- Brad Barrett Republican · coauthor
- Ann Vermilion · coauthor
- Rita Fleming · coauthor
- Lonnie Randolph Democratic · cosponsor
Action history (21)
- Jan 14, 2021 Authored by Representative Baird · lower
- Jan 14, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
- Feb 15, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
- Feb 16, 2021 Representatives Barrett and Vermilion A added as coauthors · lower
- Feb 16, 2021 Representative Fleming added as coauthor · lower
- Feb 17, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
- Feb 22, 2021 Senate sponsors: Senators Charbonneau and Zay · lower
- Feb 22, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 210: yeas 93, nays 0 · lower
- Feb 23, 2021 Referred to the Senate · lower
- Mar 2, 2021 First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services · upper
- Apr 1, 2021 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
- Apr 5, 2021 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
- Apr 6, 2021 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 358: yeas 50, nays 0 · upper
- Apr 6, 2021 Senator Randolph added as cosponsor · upper
- Apr 7, 2021 Returned to the House with amendments · upper
- Apr 8, 2021 Motion to dissent filed · lower
- Apr 8, 2021 House dissented from Senate amendments · lower
- Apr 12, 2021 Senate conferees appointed: Charbonneau and Breaux · upper
- Apr 12, 2021 Senate advisors appointed: Zay and Melton · upper
- Apr 12, 2021 House conferees appointed: Baird and Fleming · lower
- Apr 12, 2021 House advisors appointed: Barrett, Vermilion and Shackleford · lower
Subjects
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICESHEALTH, Health Care Costs; Health InsurancePHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Text versions (3)
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