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Introduced
08/21/2019
08/21/2019
In Committee
02/27/2020
02/27/2020
Crossed Over
02/26/2020
02/26/2020
Passed
03/12/2020
03/12/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
06/24/2020
06/24/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to health care for children; amending s. 383.14, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to create and make available electronically a pamphlet with specified information; amending s. 383.318, F.S.; requiring birth centers to provide the informational pamphlet to clients during postpartum care; amending s. 395.1053, F.S.; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to provide the informational pamphlet to parents during postpartum education; creating s. 456.0496, F.S.; requiring certain health care practitioners to ensure that the pamphlet is provided to parents after a planned out-of-hospital birth; amending s. 409.9071, F.S.; revising applicable provisions for the reimbursement of school-based services by the Agency for Health Care Administration to certain school districts; deleting a requirement specifying the use of certified state and local education funds for school-based services; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; deleting an obsolete provision; amending s. 409.908, F.S.; specifying the federal agency that may waive certain school-based provider qualifications; amending s. 1002.391, F.S.; revising the definition for the term "auditory-oral education program"; requiring certain hb0081-03-er ENROLLED , Engrossed 1 2020 Legislature individual educational plan teams and individualized family support plan teams to include a specified specialist; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill aims to improve healthcare for children in Florida. It requires the Department of Health to create and provide an informational pamphlet on screening for and treating preventable infant and childhood eye and vision disorders, such as retinoblastoma and amblyopia. The bill mandates that birth centers, hospitals, and healthcare practitioners provide this pamphlet to parents during postpartum care, education, and planned out-of-hospital births. Additionally, the bill revises provisions related to Medicaid reimbursement for school-based healthcare services and updates the definition of "auditory-oral education program" to require the inclusion of a certified listening and spoken language specialist on certain educational teams.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (14)
Alex Andrade (R)*,
Mike Caruso (R),
Nicholas Duran (D),
Javier Fernández (D),
Juan Fernandez-Barquin (R),
Jason Fischer (R),
Joseph Geller (D),
Margaret Good (D),
Mike Gottlieb (D),
Michael Grieco (D),
Dotie Joseph (D),
David Silvers (D),
Jackeline Toledo (R),
Ardian Zika (R),
Other Sponsors (1)
Health and Human Services Committee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2020-79 (on 06/24/2020)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/81 |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/81/BillText/er/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/81/BillText/e1/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/81/BillText/c1/PDF |
| House Committee Amendment #169797 | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/81/Amendment/169797/PDF |
| Bill | https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2020/81/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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