Bill No.: SF0145                  Drafter:  LGC

LSO No.:  09LSO-0545              Effective Date:  7/1/2009

Enrolled Act No.:  SEA0074

Chapter No.:       200

Prime Sponsor:     Senator Nicholas

Catch Title:       Hospital and health care districts-services to providers.

Subject:  Service provided by county memorial hospitals, special hospital districts and rural health care districts.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Under current law a county memorial hospital, special hospital district or rural health care district is authorized to enter into contracts and engage in shared services with other entities, but such authority may only be exercised for the delivery of health care services.

· The act specifies that the limitation does not prohibit an entity primarily organized and authorized to sell services to health care providers from also selling those services for nonhealth care purposes.

· Current law requires county memorial hospitals, special hospital districts or rural health care districts to provide municipalities an opportunity to participate in any contract authorized as above if a hospital currently exists in the municipality.  The act clarifies that this provision does not apply to any entity which is organized for the purpose of selling administrative services to health care providers.

Note:

· Final action on this bill was not taken at the time this summary was prepared.  Should changes be made to the bill upon final passage, an updated summary will be transmitted to all legislators.