JONES,SHIRLEY-JONES,LOU AND GILES. (RAUSCHENBERGER) New Act Creates the Epilepsy Disease Assistance Act. Contains only a short title provision. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds a declaration of policy; adds definitions. Creates the Epilepsy Advisory Committee. Provides that the Department of Public Health, in consultation with the Epilepsy Advisory Committee, shall develop standards for the identification, evaluation, diagnosis, referral, and treatment of victims of epilepsy and their families. Provides that the Department shall, pursuant to appropriation, provide grants-in-aid to regional epilepsy centers for research and the development and maintenance of services for victims of epilepsy and their families. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Changes the definitions of the terms "regional epilepsy center" and "primary epilepsy provider" to require the presence of a physician in each. FEB-22-2001 H FILED WITH CLERK FEB-22-2001 H FIRST READING FEB-22-2001 H REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE RULES FEB-27-2001 H ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE FEB-27-2001 H ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR JONES,LOU MAR-15-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 01-EXECUTIVE H MAR-15-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-15-2001 H REMAINS IN COMMITTEE EXECUTIVE MAR-16-2001 H DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE 013-000-000 HEXC MAR-16-2001 H PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-22-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-JONES,SHIRLEY MAR-22-2001 H AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL MAR-22-2001 H CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-JONES,SHIRLEY MAR-26-2001 H RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED HRUL/004-000-000 MAR-26-2001 H SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H AMENDMENT NO. 02-JONES,SHIRLEY MAR-26-2001 H ADOPTED MAR-26-2001 H PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE MAR-26-2001 H ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR GILES APR-04-2001 H THIRD READING/SHORT DEBATE/PASSED 115-000-000 APR-05-2001 S ARRIVE IN SENATE APR-05-2001 S PLACED CALENDAR ORDER OF FIRST READING 01-04-06 APR-05-2001 S CHIEF SPONSOR RAUSCHENBERGER APR-06-2001 S FIRST READING APR-06-2001 S REFERRED TO SENATE RULES COMMITTEE RULES JAN-07-2003 H SESSION SINE DIE END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Summary