Licensed Health Aides

The Licensed Health Aides bill aims to establish licensing requirements and standards for health aides to ensure they meet certain qualifications and competencies. This bill outlines the scope of practice, training requirements, and supervision guidelines for licensed health aides. It seeks to enhance the quality of care provided by health aides and promote patient safety. The bill may have significant impacts on the healthcare industry by improving the consistency and quality of services delivered by health aides across various healthcare settings.

• 2024-01-22: Introduced in House and read first time

• 2024-01-22: Assigned to House HHS Committee

• 2024-01-22: Assigned to House RULES Committee

• 2024-01-23: House read second time

• 2024-02-05: House HHS Committee action: Do Pass Amended, voting: (10-0-0-0-0-0)

• 2024-02-12: House RULES Committee action: constitutional and in proper form, voting: (9-0-0-0-0-0)

• 2024-02-12: House Committee of the Whole consent calendar

• 2024-02-13: House majority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-02-13: House minority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-02-20: House Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended

• 2024-02-22: House refer to additional Committee of the Whole

• 2024-02-22: House additional Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass Amended

• 2024-02-29: House third reading PASSED voting: (58-0-1-0)

• 2024-02-29: Transmit to Senate

• 2024-03-07: Introduced in Senate and read first time

• 2024-03-07: Assigned to Senate HHS Committee

• 2024-03-07: Assigned to Senate RULES Committee

• 2024-03-11: Senate read second time

• 2024-03-19: Senate HHS Committee action: Do Pass, voting: (5-0-2-0)

• 2024-03-25: Senate RULES Committee action: Proper For Consideration, voting: (0-0-0-0)

• 2024-03-25: Senate consent calendar

• 2024-03-26: Senate minority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-03-26: Senate majority caucus: Do pass

• 2024-03-28: Senate Committee of the Whole action: Do Pass

• 2024-04-01: Senate third reading PASSED voting: (27-0-3-0)

• 2024-04-01: Transmit to House

• 2024-04-02: Transmitted to Governor

• 2024-04-08: Governor Signed

• 2024-04-08: Chapter 95