Florida 2023 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HB 1579 — Developmental Disability Treatment Services

Last action — Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1517 (Ch. 2023-273)

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Developmental Disability Treatment Services; Requires APD to make certain eligibility determinations within specified time periods; provides eligibility requirements for applicants; requires agency to authorize admission into intermediate care facility; provides requirements for such authorization; deletes provision requiring agency to perform specified assessments to determine level of need & medical necessity for intermediate care facilities; revises requirements for client waiting for waiver services; provides requirements for home & community-based services Medicaid waiver program.

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Action History

  1. Died in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1517 (Ch. 2023-273)

  2. Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  3. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  4. Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee

  5. Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee

  6. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  7. Filed

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 162 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

  • Stevenson

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (162)

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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1579 do?
Developmental Disability Treatment Services; Requires APD to make certain eligibility determinations within specified time periods; provides eligibility requirements for applicants; requires agency to authorize admission into intermediate care facility; provides requirements for such authorization; deletes provision requiring agency to perform specified assessments to determine level of need & medical necessity for intermediate care facilities; revises requirements for client waiting for waiver services; provides requirements for home & community-based services Medicaid waiver program.
Who sponsors HB 1579?
HB 1579 is sponsored by Stevenson and Lopez, Vicki L. (Republican).
What is the current status of HB 1579?
This bill died with 2023 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 1579?
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