2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

S1156: Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program

Legislative Summary

Providing requirements for the annual assessment of the home health aide for medically fragile children program; revising the utilization cap of a Medicaid fee schedule; requiring a home health aide for medically fragile children who works more than 40 hours per week to provide specified justification; requiring the agency to seek federal approval and implement federal waivers and state plan amendments for specified purposes, etc.

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Bill History

2/25/2025
Filed
Senate
3/3/2025
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
Senate
3/4/2025
Introduced
Senate
3/27/2025
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/1/2025
CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
Senate
4/3/2025
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/3/2025
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
Senate
4/3/2025
CS by Health Policy read 1st time
Senate
4/7/2025
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/10/2025
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
Senate
4/11/2025
Now in Fiscal Policy
Senate
4/17/2025
On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building
Senate
4/22/2025
CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
Senate
4/23/2025
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Senate
4/23/2025
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
Senate
4/24/2025
CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
Senate

Amendments

Senate Floor Amendment #347492

4/26/2025Not Adopted

Senate Committee Amendment #735504

3/31/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

Senate Fiscal Policy
4/22/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
4/10/2025
8
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
Senate Health Policy
4/1/2025
10
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Republican: 1

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/23/202515.4 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/3/202515.0 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/25/202510.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/23/2025174.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/21/2025195.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/10/2025197.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/9/2025197.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/3/2025193.1 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/31/2025187.8 KB