2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1529: Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program

Legislative Summary

Provides requirements for annual assessment of home health aide for medically fragile children program; revises program training requirements; requires employing home health agency to provide specified training & ensure each home health aide for medically fragile children holds & maintains specified certification; revises utilization cap of Medicaid fee schedule; requires home health aide for medically fragile children who works more than 40 hours per week to provide specified justification; provides requirements for AHCA to seek federal approval & federal waiver for specified purposes; requires agency to seek federal approval & implement federal waivers & state plan amendments for specified purposes.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/7/2025
Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/11/2025
Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
3/12/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/13/2025
Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/15/2025
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
House of Representatives
4/17/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/23/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Added to Second Reading Calendar
House of Representatives

Amendments

House Committee Amendment #282483

3/10/2025Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #032763

3/10/2025Not Adopted

House Committee Amendment #561115

3/10/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House Health & Human Services Committee
4/15/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
3/26/2025
12
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
3
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
3/11/2025
18
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Introduced(2/28/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives

Documents

Comm Sub
Bill Text4/17/2025175.7 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text3/12/2025175.8 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/2025172.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/17/2025986.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025987.5 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/26/2025986.9 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/24/2025986.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/12/2025987.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/10/2025959.2 KB