BILL · 2005–06 SESSION

HB 1705: Physician recruitment

Regarding medical assistance and physician recruitment.

Summary

Declares an intent to preserve the number of private medical practitioners providing essential safety net care to uninsured and medicaid patients by addressing barriers to private practice participation. Private practitioners are critical to preserving health care access for lower-income patients.

From the Bill Digest (HB 1705), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗

Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee

AN ACT Relating to health care;

No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.

Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.

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HB 1705 (2021–22) Untraceable guns · Enacted · Chapter 105, Laws of 2022
HB 1705 (2019–20) Utility services/tenant · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2017–18) Flexibility schools & zones · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2015–16) Basic education for adults · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2013–14) Solar energy incentives · Did not pass · died in committee
HB 1705 (2011–12) PERS, SERS, TRS plans 2 & 3 · Did not pass · died in committee