Promise 1: Current Legislation

Promise 1 – Children’s Health
SB 0144 Relating to Seclusion and Restraint on Students With Disabilities in Public Schools Flores
Seclusion and Restraint on Students With Disabilities in Public Schools; Requiring that manual physical restraint be used only in an emergency when there is an imminent risk of serious injury or death to the student or others; providing restrictions on the use of manual physical restraint; prohibiting the use of manual physical restraint by school personnel who are not certified to use district-approved methods for applying restraint techniques; requiring that each school medically evaluate a student after the student is manually physically restrained; prohibiting school personnel from placing a student in seclusion; providing requirements for the use of time-out; requiring that a school district report its training and certification procedures to the Department of Education, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
1/31/2012 SENATE Now in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 401 S
2/9/2012 SENATE Temporarily Postponed by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
HB 0151 Relating to Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles Steinberg
Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles: Provides child restraint requirements for children age 7 years or younger who are less than specified height; provides exceptions; redefines term “motor vehicle” to exclude certain vehicles from such requirements; provides grace period; requires that law enforcement officer issue warning & give educational literature to operator of motor vehicle during grace period under certain circumstances. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
9/19/201 HOUSE Filed
10/3/2011 HOUSE Referred to Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee; Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Subcommittee; Economic Affairs Committee
10/3/2011 HOUSE Now in Transportation & Highway Safety Subcommittee
SB 0162 Relating to Autism Ring
Autism; Requiring that a physician refer a minor to an appropriate specialist for screening for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances; defining the term “appropriate specialist”; defining the term “direct patient access”; requiring that certain insurers and health maintenance organizations provide direct patient access to an appropriate specialist for screening for or evaluation or diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; requiring certain insurance policies and health maintenance organization contracts to provide a minimum number of visits per year for screening for or evaluation or diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
8/29/201 SENATE Filed
9/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget
SB 0196 Relating to Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles Altman
Child Safety Devices in Motor Vehicles; Providing child restraint requirements for children age 7 years or younger who are less than a specified height; providing exceptions; redefining the term “motor vehicle” to exclude certain vehicles from such requirements; providing a grace period; requiring that a law enforcement officer issue a warning and give educational literature to an operator of a motor vehicle during the grace period, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012, except as otherwise provided
11/28/2011 SENATE On Committee agenda – Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations, 12/08/11, 3:30 pm, 110 S
12/8/2011 SENATE Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations; 8 Yeas, 2 Nays
12/9/2011 SENATE Now in Budget
HB 0227 Relating to Prescription Drug Abuse Stargel
Prescription Drug Abuse: Creates Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse & Newborns; provides purpose; provides membership of task force; provides for reimbursement of per diem & travel expenses for members of task force; requires that DLA provide task force with necessary staff; specifies date for task force’s organizational session; provides meeting times; provides duties of task force; requires that task force submit reports to Legislature. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
2/3/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Health & Human Services Committee, 02/07/12, 1:30 pm, 404 H
2/7/2012 HOUSE Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee; 13 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/7/2012 HOUSE Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
SB 0260 Relating to Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children Wise
Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children; Creates the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing Children’s Educational Bill of Rights; providing legislative findings and purpose; encouraging certain state agencies, institutions, and political subdivisions to develop recommendations ensuring that the language and communication needs of deaf and hard-of-hearing children are addressed; requiring that the act be expeditiously implemented; requiring that the Department of Education develop a communication plan to be included in the individual education plan for deaf and hard-of-hearing students; requiring that the department disseminate the model to each school district and provide training as it determines necessary, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
1/9/2012 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 01/10/12
1/10/2012 SENATE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately Certified
1/11/2012 SENATE In Messages
HB 0279 Relating to Health Care Transition Programs and Services for Adolescents and Young Adults Who Have Special Health Care Needs Logan
Health Care Transition Programs and Services for Adolescents and Young Adults Who Have Special Health Care Needs: Establishes Florida Health And Transition Services (FloridaHATS) program within Division of Children’s Medical Services Network in DOH to implement health care transition programs for adolescents & young adults who have special health care needs; requires program to provide technical assistance to communities, providers, & organizations; requires DOH to work with AHCA, OIR, & community-based pediatric & adult health care providers to develop health care transition programs for adolescents and young adults who have special health care needs; specifies services that may be offered by local health & transition services programs; requires that at least one proposed health & transition services program be associated with each region of Children’s Medical Services Network; requires evaluation of program. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
10/5/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/17/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
10/17/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
SB 0282 Relating to Health Care Transition/Adolescents and Young Adults/Special Health Care Needs Wise
Health Care Transition/Adolescents and Young Adults/Special Health Care Needs; Establishing a program within the Division of Children’s Medical Services Network in the Department of Health to implement health care transition programs for adolescents and young adults who have special health care needs; requiring the Department of Health, in partnership with the Agency for Health Care Administration, to identify options for addressing the compensation of health care providers and improving access to adult and specialty health care for adolescents and young adults who have special health care needs; requiring the Department of Health to work with community-based pediatric and adult health care providers to explore and recommend the development of local health and transition services programs in each of the regions of the Children’s Medical Services Network, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Health Regulation, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 412 K
2/9/2012 SENATE Favorable with CS by Health Regulation; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/10/2012 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
HB 0315 Relating to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children Rooney, Jr.
Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children: Creates “Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children’s Educational Bill of Rights”; provides findings & purpose; recognizes unique communication needs of deaf & hard-of-hearing children & encourages development of communication-driven & language-driven educational delivery system; requires DOE to develop communication model to become part of IEP process for deaf & hard-of-hearing students. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
10/10/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/28/2011 HOUSE Referred to K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee
10/28/2011 HOUSE Now in K-20 Innovation Subcommittee
SB 0320 Relating to Background Screening Storms
Background Screening; Providing that mental health personnel working in a facility licensed under ch. 395, F.S., who work on an intermittent basis for less than 15 hours per week of direct, face-to-face contact with patients are exempt from the fingerprinting and screening requirements under certain conditions; requiring background screening and rescreening of certain persons having contact with vulnerable persons; authorizing an employer to hire an employee to a position that otherwise requires background screening before the completion of the screening process for the purpose of training the employee; prohibiting the employee from having direct contact with vulnerable persons until the screening process is complete, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
2/2/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
2/3/2012 SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/3/2012 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
SB 0332 Relating to Infant Death Bullard (L)
Infant Death; Citing this act as the “Edward Jr., and Rachel Bullard Act”; revising legislative findings and intent with respect to the sudden unexpected death of an infant under a specified age; defining the term “Sudden Unexpected Infant Death”; revising provisions relating to training requirements for first responders; revising requirements relating to autopsies performed by medical examiners; requiring the Medical Examiners Commission to provide for the development and implementation of a protocol for the medical and legal investigation of sudden unexpected infant deaths; deleting references to the SIDS hotline and local SIDS alliances, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
1/23/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
1/23/2012 SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
1/23/2012 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
HB 0339 Relating to Autism Soto
Autism: Creates Autism Spectrum Disorder Study Committee to study autism spectrum disorder in families in which English is second language; provides for membership, meetings, & duties; prohibits members from receiving compensation; authorizes certain funding for publications, subject to approval of State Surgeon General; requires report to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of committee. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
10/11/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/28/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
10/28/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
SB 0402 Relating to Prescription Drug Abuse Negron
Prescription Drug Abuse; Creating the Statewide Task Force on Prescription Drug Abuse and Newborns; requiring that the Department of Legal Affairs provide the task force with necessary staff, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
12/13/2011 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations
1/9/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations, 01/12/12, 1:00 pm, 37 S
1/12/2012 SENATE Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
HB 0433 Relating to Infant Death Thompson
Infant Death: Revises legislative findings & intent with respect to sudden unexpected death of infant under specified age; revises provisions relating to training requirements for first responders; revises requirements relating to autopsies performed by medical examiners; requires Medical Examiners Commission to provide for development & implementation of protocol for medical & legal investigation of sudden unexpected infant deaths; deletes references to SIDS hotline & local SIDS alliances. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
10/20/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/28/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
10/28/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
HB 0459 Relating to Office of Minority Health Jones (M)
Office of Minority Health: Provides legislative intent; provides duties of Office of Minority Health; requires office to submit annual report to Governor & Legislature; requires consideration of minority health issues in state policy & planning; requires DOH, AHCA, DEA, DOC, & DJJ to take minority health issues into consideration in their annual planning; requires that boards or advisory boards of DOH, AHCA, & DEA seek equal representation of certain members; provides for responsibility & coordination with EOG & other state agencies. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
10/24/2011 HOUSE Filed
10/28/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
10/28/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
SB 0460 Relating to Intellectual Disabilities Altman
ntellectual Disabilities; Substituting the Arc of Florida for the Association for Retarded Citizens for purposes of certain proceedings relating to children; substituting the term “intellectual disability” for the term “mental retardation”; clarifying in s. 393.063, F.S., that the meaning of the terms “intellectual disability” or “intellectually disabled” is the same as the meaning of the terms “mental retardation,” “retarded,” and “mentally retarded” for purposes of matters relating to the criminal laws and court rules; revising definitions relating to intermediate care facilities for the developmentally disabled to delete unused terms, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 401 S
2/9/2012 SENATE Favorable with CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
2/10/2012 SENATE Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
SB 0510 Relating to Florida Kidcare Program Rich
Florida Kidcare Program; Deleting a prohibition preventing children who are eligible for coverage under a state health benefit plan from being eligible for services provided through the subsidized program, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
1/23/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 01/26/12, 8:30 am, 110 S
1/26/2012 SENATE Favorable by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; 7 Yeas, 0 Nays
1/26/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
HB 0519 Relating to Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Berman
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation: Revises membership of board of directors of Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to include member nominated by Florida Dental Association & appointed by Governor. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
1/9/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee, 01/11/12, 8:00am, 12 H
1/11/2012 HOUSE Favorable by Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
1/11/2012 HOUSE Now in Health and Human Services Committee
SB 0550 Relating to Newborn Screening Sobel
Newborn Screening; Requiring that the Department of Health adopt and enforce rules requiring every newborn in this state to be tested for severe combined immunodeficiency disease, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
10/13/2011 SENATE Filed
11/2/2011 SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget
SB 0564 Relating to Office of Minority Health Joyner
Office of Minority Health; Providing legislative intent; providing the duties of the Office of Minority Health; requiring the Office of Minority Health to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature; requiring consideration of minority health issues in state policy and planning; requiring the Department of Health, the Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Elderly Affairs, the Department of Corrections, and the Department of Juvenile Justice to take minority health issues into consideration in their annual planning; requiring that boards or advisory boards of the Department of Health, the Agency for Health Care Administration, or the Department of Elderly Affairs seek equal representation of certain members; providing for responsibility and coordination with the Executive Office of the Governor and other state agencies, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
10/18/2011 SENATE Filed
11/2/2011 SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Budget
SB 0608 Relating to Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Flores
Florida Healthy Kids Corporation; Revising the membership of the board of directors of the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation to include a member nominated by the Florida Dental Association and appointed by the Governor, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
1/9/2012 SENATE Placed on Special Order Calendar for 01/10/12
1/10/2012 SENATE Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 40 Yeas / 0 Nays); Immediately Certified
1/11/2012 SENATE In Messages
SB 0722 Relating to Autism Garcia (R)
Autism; Creating the Autism Spectrum Disorder Study Committee to study autism spectrum disorder in families in which English is the second language; providing for membership, meetings, and duties; prohibiting committee members from receiving compensation for their services; authorizing certain funding for publications, subject to approval of the State Surgeon General; requiring a report to the Governor and Legislature; providing for expiration of the committee, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: upon becoming a law
12/21/2011 SENATE On Committee agenda – Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/12/12, 10:15 AM, 401 S
1/12/2012 SENATE Favorable by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; 5 Yeas, 0 Nays
1/12/2012 SENATE Now in Governmental Oversight and Accountability
HB 0829 Relating to Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Disease Porth
Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Disease: Provides requirements for screening newborns for congenital heart disease; provides for certain insurance & managed care coverage; provides for referral for ongoing services; authorizes DOH to adopt rules to implement screening; provides powers & duties of department. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
12/1/2011 HOUSE Filed
12/12/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health & Human Services Committee
12/12/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
HB 0837 Relating to Surrendered Newborn Infants Garcia, Jr. (L)
Surrendered Newborn Infants: Provides that if mother of newborn infant considers applying for eligibility for Medicaid program through hospital as qualified Medicaid provider, hospital must notify mother that act of applying for Medicaid will cause her personal information included on Medicaid application to be submitted to DCFS; prohibits hospital from seeking payment for such care from mother of surrendered newborn infant or from any individual financially responsible for mother of surrendered newborn infant; redefines “charity care” for disproportionate share program; provides that if patient has income that exceeds specified multiple of federal poverty level, care provided to patient does not qualify as charity care unless care is provided without compensation to surrendered newborn infant or person financially responsible for mother of surrendered newborn infant. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
12/1/2011 HOUSE Filed
12/12/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
12/12/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
HB 0849 Relating to Florida Kidcare Program Schwartz
Florida Kidcare Program: Provides that children who are eligible for state-sponsored health benefit plan & subsidized Kidcare program may enroll in program. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
12/1/2011 HOUSE Filed
12/21/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
12/21/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
SB 0852 Relating to Healthy Foods Retail Act Siplin
Healthy Foods Retail Act; Directing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish a financing program to help fund projects that increase access to fresh fruits and vegetables in underserved areas; authorizing the department to contract with other organizations to administer the program; specifying how the funding is to be used; providing who is eligible for funding; providing criteria for project funding and evaluation; requiring an annual report to the Legislature; authorizing available funds to be leveraged to access federal funding; authorizing the department to adopt rules, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
1/12/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
1/13/2012 SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
1/13/2012 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on General Government Appropriations
HB 0943 Relating to Background Screening Holder
Background Screening: Provides that mental health personnel working in facility licensed under ch. 395, F.S., who work on intermittent basis for less than 15 hours per week of direct, face-to-face contact with patients are exempt from fingerprinting & screening requirements; exempts attorneys in good standing, relatives of clients, & volunteers who meets certain criteria & client’s relative or spouse from screening requirement; requires direct service providers working as of certain date to be screened within specified period; provides phase-in for screening direct service providers; requires that employers of direct service providers & certain other individuals be rescreened every 5 years unless fingerprints are retained electronically by FDLE. Effective Date: upon becoming a law
1/25/2012 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; 14 Yeas, 0 Nays
1/30/2012 HOUSE Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
1/31/2012 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Committee
HB 0951 Relating to Autism Garcia, Jr. (L)
Autism: Requires physician to refer minor to appropriate specialist for screening for autism spectrum disorder under certain circumstances; requires certain insurers & health maintenance organizations to provide direct patient access to appropriate specialist for screening for or evaluation or diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder; requires certain insurance policies & HMO contracts to provide minimum number of visits per year for screening for or evaluation or diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
12/7/2011 HOUSE Filed
12/21/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Insurance & Banking Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health & Human Services Committee
12/21/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
HB 0991 Relating to Intellectual Disabilities Van Zant
Intellectual Disabilities: Substitutes Arc of Florida for Association for Retarded Citizens for purposes of certain proceedings relating to children; substitutes term “intellectual disability” for “mental retardation”; clarifies that meaning of terms “intellectual disability” or “intellectually disabled” is same as meaning of terms “mental retardation,” “retarded,” & “mentally retarded” for purposes of matters relating to criminal laws and court rules; revises definitions relating to intermediate care facilities for developmentally disabled to delete unused terms; expresses legislative intent. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
12/9/2011 HOUSE Filed
12/28/2011 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health & Human Services Committee
12/28/2011 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Access Subcommittee
SB 1024 Relating to Surrendered Newborn Infants Garcia (R)
Surrendered Newborn Infants; Providing that if the mother of a newborn infant considers applying for eligibility for the Medicaid program through the hospital as a qualified Medicaid provider, the hospital must notify the mother that the act of applying for Medicaid will cause her personal information included on the Medicaid application to be submitted to the Department of Children and Family Services; authorizing a hospital to seek reimbursement from Medicaid for care provided to a surrendered newborn infant and the mother of a surrendered newborn infant related to labor and delivery of the infant, if the infant is determined by the Department of Children and Family Services to be eligible for Medicaid; prohibiting the hospital from seeking payment for such care from the mother of a surrendered newborn infant or from any individual financially responsible for the mother of a surrendered newborn infant, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
11/18/2011 SENATE Filed
12/8/2011 SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget
SB 1052 Relating to Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Disease Ring
Newborn Screening for Congenital Heart Disease; Providing definitions; providing requirements for screening newborns for congenital heart disease; providing for certain insurance and managed care coverage; providing for referral for ongoing services; authorizing the Department of Health to adopt rules to implement the screening; providing powers and duties of the department, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
2/7/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
2/8/2012 SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/8/2012 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
SB 1088 Relating to Florida Kidcare Program Sobel
Florida Kidcare Program; Requiring that each school district collaborate with the Florida Kidcare program by providing application information about the Kidcare program or an application for the program at the beginning of each school year; requiring that each school district modify the application form for lunch and breakfast programs to allow the district to share the data on the application form with state agencies and the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation and its agents; requiring interagency agreements to ensure that the data exchanged is protected from unauthorized disclosure and is used only for enrollment in the Florida Kidcare program; requiring that the Florida Healthy Kids Corporation include, in the corporation’s plan to publicize the Florida Kidcare program, the use of the application form for school breakfast and lunch programs, etc. EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2012
11/30/2011 SENATE Filed
1/10/2012 SENATE Referred to Education Pre-K – 12; Health Regulation; Budget
HB 1263 Relating to Department of Health Hudson
Department of Health: Revises purpose of DOH; revises duties of State Surgeon General; eliminates Officer of Women’s Health Strategy; redesignates Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund as Health Care Regulation Trust Fund; eliminates Florida Drug, Device, & Cosmetic Trust Fund & Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Trust Fund as DOH funds; redesignates Bureau of HIV & AIDS as Bureau of Communicable Diseases; authorizes Bureau Chief for Environmental Health to assign staff to resolve disputes regarding interpretation of rules on onsite sewage treatment & disposal systems; provides for bureau chief to serve on variance review & advisory committee & environmental health professionals advisory board; provides for bureau representative to serve on research review & advisory committee; repeals provisions which established Florida Center for Universal Research to Eradicate Disease, standards for compressed air used for recreational diving, Health Information Systems Council, Arthritis Prevention and Education Act, & Statewide Children’s Medical Services Network Advisory Council; provides for persons with active tuberculosis to be hospitalized in any hospital licensed under ch. 395, F.S.; revises provisions relating to legislative appropriations for care & maintenance of patients hospitalized pursuant to court order for tuberculosis; repeals Public Sector Physician Advisory Committee; requires Florida Building Code to contain provisions relating to sanitation; revises requirements relating to Florida Building Code; reassigns responsibility for Nursing Student Loan Forgiveness Program & nursing scholarship program from DOH to DOE. Effective Date: May 1, 2012
1/12/2012 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
2/2/2012 HOUSE On Committee agenda – Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee, 02/06/12, 3:30 pm, 102 H – PCS
2/6/2012 HOUSE Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; 7 Yeas, 4 Nays
SB 1294 Relating to Florida Kidcare Program Garcia (R)
Florida Kidcare Program; Deleting a provision preventing children who do not meet the definition of a qualified alien from participating in the program, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/11/2012 SENATE Referred to Health Regulation; Budget
2/6/2012 SENATE On Committee agenda – Health Regulation, 02/09/12, 1:15 pm, 412 K
2/9/2012 SENATE Not considered by Health Regulation
HB 1371 Relating to Developmental Disabilities Boyd
Developmental Disabilities: Provides legislative findings; requires that health care providers provide pregnant women with current information about conditions that are tested for in prenatal test, accuracy of such tests, & resources for obtaining support services for such conditions, including information & support services regarding Down syndrome & other prenatally diagnosed conditions; establishes prenatal advocacy council within DOH; provides membership for & duties of council; provides meeting times for council; requires members to serve without compensation, but be reimbursed for per diem & travel expenses; requires department to provide administrative support; requires that each school provide information regarding John M. McKay Scholarship Program upon enrollment of dependent child of member of U.S. Armed Forces; requires each regional autism center in this state to provide coordination & dissemination of local & regional information regarding available resources for services for children who have developmental disabilities, not just autism or autistic-like disabilities; revises requirements for centers with respect to supporting state agencies in development training. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
1/6/2012 HOUSE Filed
1/12/2012 HOUSE Referred to Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee; K-20 Innovation Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Health & Human Services Committee
1/12/2012 HOUSE Now in Health & Human Services Quality Subcommittee
SB 1826 Relating to Developmental Disabilities Gardiner
Developmental Disabilities; Requiring that health care providers provide pregnant women with current information about the nature of the developmental disabilities tested for in certain prenatal tests, the accuracy of such tests, and resources for obtaining support services for Down syndrome and other prenatally diagnosed developmental disabilities; providing duties for the Department of Health concerning establishment of an information clearinghouse; creating an advocacy council within the Department of Health to provide technical assistance in forming the clearinghouse; amending provisions relating to the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; revising the requirements for regional autism centers with respect to supporting state agencies in the development of training, etc. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/3/2012 SENATE Now in Budget
2/3/2012 SENATE Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
2/3/2012 SENATE Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
HB 5301 Relating to Medicaid Services Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
Medicaid Services: Creates, subject to appropriation, an Internet-based system for eligibility determination for Medicaid & CHIP; requires system to accomplish specified business objectives; requires DCFS to develop system contingent upon appropriation; requires system to be completed & implemented by specified dates; requires department to implement governance structure pending implementation of program; provides for membership & duties of executive steering committee; limits payment for emergency room services for nonpregnant Medicaid recipient 21 years of age or older; eliminates Medicaid optional coverage for chiropractic services & podiatric services for Medicaid recipient 21 years of age or older; continues audited data specified for use in calculating amounts due to hospitals under disproportionate share program, prohibition against distributing moneys under disproportionate share program for regional perinatal intensive care centers, authorization for distribution of moneys to certain teaching hospitals under disproportionate share program, & prohibition against distributing moneys under primary care disproportionate share program; deletes references to Adult Day Health Care Waiver; expands scope of home health agency monitoring pilot project & comprehensive care management pilot project; authorizes AHCA to contract with certain organizations to provide services under federal Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly in specified counties; exempts such organizations from ch. 641, F.S., relating to health care services programs; authorizes, subject to appropriation, enrollment slots for such program in such counties. Effective Date: July 1, 2012
2/6/2012 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/08/12
2/8/2012 HOUSE Read Second Time
2/9/2012 HOUSE Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 79 Yeas / 39 Nays); Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to conference