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SB 967 Licensure of home health organizations; exemptions.

Introduced by: H. Russell Potts, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED:

Licensure of home health organizations; exemptions. Provides an exemption from licensure as a home health organization for a natural person, who provides services to a patient on an individual basis if such person is (i) acting alone under a medical plan of care and is licensed to provide such services pursuant to Title 54.1 or (ii) retained by the individual or by another individual acting on the individual's behalf.

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Licensure of home health organizations; exemptions. Provides an exemption from licensure as a home health organization for a natural person who provides services to a patient on an individual basis if such person is (i) acting alone under a medical plan of care and is licensed to provide such services pursuant to Title 54.1 or (ii) retained by the individual or by another individual acting on the individual's behalf.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Licensure of home health organizations; exemptions. Revises the current exemption from home care organization licensure for any natural person, acting alone, who is licensed pursuant to Title 54.1. This provision exempts from such licensure any person who provides services in the home to a patient or individual on an individual basis if such person is licensed to provide the relevant services by a health regulatory board within the Department of Health Professions.