SILVA-FEIGENHOLTZ-WINKEL-JONES,LOU-CURRY,JULIE, DELGADO, GARRETT, HOLBROOK, MCGUIRE, MORROW, SCOTT, JOHNSON,TIM, RONEN, JONES,JOHN, BOLAND, DAVIS,MONIQUE, MCKEON AND FRANKS. (LIGHTFORD-HENDON) New Act Creates the Comprehensive Primary Medical Care Program Act. Creates a grant program under which the Department of Human Services shall fund the establishment and maintenance of medical practices to serve medically underserved populations. To receive funds, a medical practice must be eligible to receive funding under certain provisions of the federal Public Health Services Act or be a public health department and must adjust fees in accordance with a patient's income. The grant funds may be used to acquire sites, expand an existing practice, purchase equipment, hire and train staff, and develop practice networks. Effective immediately. FISCAL NOTE (Department of Public Health) There would not be a direct fiscal impact on DPH; DPH currently makes similar type grants under the Rural/Downstate Health Act. Fiscal impact inquiry should be deferred to DHS, the agency directed to create this new program. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that in order to be eligible for the grant, the entity must serve a population that is uninsured as well as a population that is medically underserved. Defines "uninsured population". Provides that a permanent grant established under the Act continues until newly created medical practices are eligible for and are receiving permanent federal grant funding. 99-02-18 H FILED WITH CLERK 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,LOU 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR CURRY,JULIE 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR SILVA 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR DELGADO 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FOWLER 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GARRETT 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR HOLBROOK 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCGUIRE 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MORROW 99-02-18 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR SCOTT 99-02-18 H FIRST READING 99-02-18 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 99-02-24 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE HUMAN SERVS 99-02-25 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JOHNSON,TIM 99-03-03 H DO PASS/SHORT DEBATE 010-002-000 HHSV 99-03-03 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-10 H FISCAL NOTE REQUESTED BLACK 99-03-10 H FISCAL NOTE FILED 99-03-10 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-11 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO WINKEL 99-03-11 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DELGADO 99-03-16 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE 99-03-16 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR ERWIN 99-03-19 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR RONEN 99-03-26 H RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A) RULES HRUL 99-06-15 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR JONES,JOHN 00-01-25 H PRIMARY SPONSOR CHANGED TO SILVA 00-01-25 H JOINT-SPONSOR CHANGED TO FEIGENHOLTZ 00-01-27 H APPROVED FOR CONSIDERATION 003-002-000 HRUL 00-01-27 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-02-01 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR BOLAND 00-02-02 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SILVA 00-02-02 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL 00-02-02 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-02-09 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SILVA 00-02-09 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 00-02-09 H HELD ON CAL ORDER 2ND RDG - SHORT DEBATE 00-02-23 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-SILVA 00-02-23 H ADOPTED 00-02-23 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE 00-02-24 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR DAVIS,MONIQUE 00-03-02 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MULLIGAN 00-03-02 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR MCKEON 00-03-02 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR FRANKS 00-03-02 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-001 00-03-06 S ARRIVE IN SENATE 00-03-06 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 00-03-07 00-03-07 S CHIEF SPONSOR LIGHTFORD 00-03-08 S FIRST READING 00-03-08 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES 00-03-08 S ADDED AS A CHIEF CO-SPONSOR HENDON 00-03-08 S ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR CULLERTON 01-01-09 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary