Bill > S1670

This bill aims to improve the care and protection of medically complex children in Florida by strengthening the child protection team's role in evaluating medical neglect and assessing health care needs, requiring collaboration between the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the Department of Health, and the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to ensure these children receive necessary services, and allowing DCF to place them in medical foster homes. It also mandates that Medicaid managed care plans provide specific information about children under DCF's care, and clarifies the definition of "medical neglect" to ensure appropriate intervention. The bill also emphasizes preserving families caring for medically complex children by providing home and community-based support comparable to out-of-home care, and establishes a program within DCF for family-centered services and supports for these children, including outreach, early intervention, and care coordination.