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Introduced
01/07/2026
01/07/2026
In Committee
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
Crossed Over
03/11/2026
03/11/2026
Passed
05/11/2026
05/11/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/12/2026
05/12/2026
Introduced Session
2026 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to aging and disability services; amending s. 409.979, F.S.; revising requirements for Medicaid recipients to receive an offer for enrollment for long-term care services; requiring the Department of Elderly Affairs to maintain a statewide pre- enrollment list for certain services; requiring aging and disability resource center personnel to place individuals on certain lists; requiring certain staff to administer rescreening under certain circumstances; authorizing individuals who meet specified criteria to enroll in the long-term care managed care program; amending s. 409.983, F.S.; providing that the initial assessment of an enrollee shall be reviewed or performed by the Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-term Care Services program; amending s. 430.04, F.S.; revising provisions relating to intermediate measures taken against an area agency on aging; creating s. 430.09, F.S.; providing definitions; providing requirements for the procurement of commodities or contractual services by area agencies on aging; limiting the salary of the chief executive officer and executive director of an area agency on aging; providing construction; requiring the department to impose certain penalties; hb1121 -01-erLegislature amending s. 430.203, F.S.; revising the definitions of the terms "community care service system" and "core services"; amending s. 430.204, F.S.; authorizing an area agency on aging to directly provide core services under certain circumstances; amending s. 430.205, F.S.; removing obsolete language; revising frequency of inservice training for certain providers; requiring certain elderly persons to be given priority consideration for receiving certain services; amending s. 430.2053, F.S.; redesignating aging resource centers as aging and disability resource centers; revising the purpose thereof; authorizing aging and disability resource centers to place certain clients on and release certain clients from pre-enrollment lists; removing a requirement to convene a work group for certain purposes; removing a requirement to provide enrollment and coverage information to certain individuals; requiring the aging and disability resource center to receive a waiver to be the provider of other direct services; revising the program to which the department and the agency on aging may not make payments; removing an eligibility requirement for an area agency on aging to transition to an aging resource center; revising the entity with which the department may consult to develop capitation rates; hb1121 -01-erLegislature amending s. 430.605, F.S.; revising certain subsidy payments to include supplements to provide for food and nutritional supplements and certain care; amending s. 430.901, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 744.2001, F.S.; revising the required qualifications of the executive director of the Office of Public and Professional Guardians; amending s. 744.2003, F.S.; revising continuing education requirements for a professional guardian; amending ss. 744.2004 and 744.20041, F.S.; revising disciplinary actions taken by the office; amending s. 744.2104, F.S.; providing certain authority for the office in conducting certain investigations; amending s. 744.3701, F.S.; requiring the clerk to disclose confidential information to the department under certain circumstances; requiring the department to provide specified records to the Legislature by a specified date; providing an effective date.
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to laws concerning aging and disability services, primarily focusing on improving the enrollment process for long-term care services, redefining the roles of aging and disability resource centers, and updating regulations for professional guardians. Key provisions include establishing a statewide pre-enrollment list managed by the Department of Elderly Affairs, where individuals are prioritized based on a frailty score, and requiring aging and disability resource center personnel to manage this list and place individuals on it. The bill also clarifies that initial assessments for long-term care enrollees must be reviewed or performed by the Comprehensive Assessment and Review for Long-Term Care Services (CARES) program. It introduces new requirements for area agencies on aging regarding the procurement of goods and services, including competitive solicitation for contracts over $35,000, and sets salary limits for their chief executive officers and executive directors. Furthermore, the bill renames aging resource centers to aging and disability resource centers, expanding their purpose to include assisting adults with disabilities and their families, and allows them to directly provide certain services with departmental approval. It also revises subsidy payments to include food and nutritional supplements and updates continuing education requirements for professional guardians, adding a specific module on Alzheimer's disease. Finally, the bill enhances the investigative powers of the Office of Public and Professional Guardians and mandates the disclosure of certain records to the Legislature.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (5)
Other Sponsors (1)
Human Services Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2026-74 (on 05/12/2026)
Official Document
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