Florida 2025 Regular Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 7 D · 2 R cosponsors

HB 511 — Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations

Last action — Died in Health & Human Services Committee

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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 2025 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This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis.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

Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Provides exception to requirement that DCF immediately forward certain allegations to law enforcement agency; requires child protective investigator to inform subject of investigation of certain duty; requires Child Protection Teams to consult with licensed physician or APRN when evaluating certain reports; authorizes, under certain circumstance, parent or legal custodian from whom child was removed to request specified examinations of child; requires that certain examinations be paid for by parent or legal custodian making request or as otherwise covered by insurance or Medicaid.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to specific medical diagnoses in child protective investigations;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to specific medical diagnoses in child protective investigations;
39.201, F.S.;
requiring that reports made by certain persons contain a summary of a specified analysis;
amending s.
Section 1.
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Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraph (a) Page 1 of 11 CODING:
hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 of subsection (5), and paragraph (c) of subsection (14) of section 39.301, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 Section 1.
39.301 Initiation of protective investigations.— (2)(a) The department shall immediately forward allegations of criminal conduct to the municipal or county law enforcement agency of the municipality or county in which the alleged conduct has occurred.
Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (1) of section 39.201, Florida Statutes, to read:
However, the department need not immediately forward allegations of criminal conduct to the appropriate law enforcement agency if the parent or legal custodian:
39.201 Required reports of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect, sexual abuse of a child, and juvenile sexual abuse;
required reports of death;
reports involving a child who has exhibited inappropriate sexual behavior.— (1) MANDATORY REPORTING.— (d) Any report made by a person whose occupation is listed in sub-subparagraph (b)2.a.
must contain a summary of the analysis used to rule out a differential diagnosis of the conditions specified in s.
39.303(4)(b).
Section 2.
Paragraph (a) of subsection (2), paragraph (a) of subsection (5), and paragraph (c) of subsection (14) of section 39.301, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
39.301 Initiation of protective investigations.— (2)(a) The department shall immediately forward allegations of criminal conduct to the municipal or county law enforcement agency of the municipality or county in which the alleged conduct has occurred, unless the parent or legal custodian:
Allegations of criminal conduct that are not immediately forwarded to the law enforcement agency pursuant to subparagraph 1.
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hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 Allegations of criminal conduct that are not immediately forwarded to the law enforcement agency pursuant to subparagraph 1.
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Such factors must include, but are not limited to, Page 3 of 11 CODING:
Such factors must include, but are not limited to, noncompliance with a safety plan or the case plan developed by the department, and the family under this chapter, and prior abuse reports with findings that involve the child, the child's sibling, or the child's caregiver.
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hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 noncompliance with a safety plan or the case plan developed by the department, and the family under this chapter, and prior abuse reports with findings that involve the child, the child's sibling, or the child's caregiver.
In addition, for all cases that must be referred to Child Protection Teams pursuant to s.
In addition, for all cases that must be Page 4 of 12 CODING:
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hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 referred to Child Protection Teams pursuant to s.
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eligible cases.— (3) The Department of Health shall use and convene the Page 4 of 11 CODING:
eligible cases.— (3) The Department of Health shall use and convene the Child Protection Teams to supplement the assessment and protective supervision activities of the family safety and preservation program of the Department of Children and Families.
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hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 Child Protection Teams to supplement the assessment and protective supervision activities of the family safety and preservation program of the Department of Children and Families.
The specialized diagnostic assessment, evaluation, coordination, consultation, and other supportive services that a Child Protection Team must be capable of providing include, but are not limited to, the following:
The specialized diagnostic assessment, evaluation, coordination, consultation, and other supportive services that a Child Protection Team must be capable of Page 5 of 12 CODING:
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hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 providing include, but are not limited to, the following:
(d) Such psychological and psychiatric diagnosis and evaluation services for the child or the child's parent or Page 5 of 11 CODING:
(d) Such psychological and psychiatric diagnosis and evaluation services for the child or the child's parent or parents, legal custodian or custodians, or other caregivers, or any other individual involved in a child abuse, abandonment, or neglect case, as the team may determine to be needed.
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hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 parents, legal custodian or custodians, or other caregivers, or any other individual involved in a child abuse, abandonment, or neglect case, as the team may determine to be needed.
A Child Protection Team may provide consultation with respect to a child who is alleged or is shown to be abused, abandoned, or neglected, which consultation shall be provided at the request of a representative of the family safety and preservation program or at the request of any other professional involved with a child or the child's parent or parents, legal custodian or custodians, or other caregivers.
A Child Protection Team may provide consultation with respect to a child who is alleged or is shown to be abused, abandoned, or neglected, which consultation shall be provided at the request of a representative of the family safety and preservation program or at the request of any other professional involved with a child or the child's parent or parents, legal custodian or custodians, Page 6 of 12 CODING:
In every such Child Protection Team case staffing, consultation, or staff activity involving a child, a family safety and preservation program representative shall attend and participate.
(g) Case service coordination and assistance, including the location of services available from other public and private agencies in the community.
(h) Such training services for program and other employees of the Department of Children and Families, employees of the Department of Health, and other medical professionals as is deemed appropriate to enable them to develop and maintain their professional skills and abilities in handling child abuse, Page 6 of 11 CODING:
hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 abandonment, and neglect cases.
hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 or other caregivers.
In every such Child Protection Team case staffing, consultation, or staff activity involving a child, a family safety and preservation program representative shall attend and participate.
(g) Case service coordination and assistance, including the location of services available from other public and private agencies in the community.
(h) Such training services for program and other employees of the Department of Children and Families, employees of the Department of Health, and other medical professionals as is deemed appropriate to enable them to develop and maintain their professional skills and abilities in handling child abuse, abandonment, and neglect cases.
A Child Protection Team that is evaluating a report of medical neglect and assessing the health care needs of a medically complex child shall consult with a physician who has experience in treating children with the same condition.
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(4) A Child Protection Team shall consult with a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464 who has experience in and routinely provides medical care to pediatric patients when evaluating a report of:
(a) Medical neglect and assessing the needs of a medically complex child;
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hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 (b) A child with a reported preexisting diagnosis of any of the following:
hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 A Child Protection Team that is evaluating a report of medical neglect and assessing the health care needs of a medically complex child shall consult with a physician who has experience in treating children with the same condition.
(4) A Child Protection Team shall consult with a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464 who has experience in and routinely provides medical care to pediatric patients when evaluating a report of:
(a) Medical neglect and assessing the needs of a medically complex child;
or (b) A child with a reported preexisting diagnosis of any of the following:
For the purpose of determining whether a face-to-face medical evaluation by a Child Protection Team is necessary, all cases transmitted to the Child Protection Team which meet the criteria in subsection (5) (4) must be timely reviewed by:
For the purpose of determining whether a face-to-face medical evaluation by a Child Protection Team is necessary, all cases transmitted to the Child Protection Team which meet the criteria in Page 8 of 12 CODING:
(a) A physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in pediatrics and is a member of a Child Protection Team;
(b) A physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in a specialty other than pediatrics, who may complete the review only when working under the direction of the Child Protection Team medical director or a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in pediatrics and is a member of a Child Protection Team;
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hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 (c) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464 who has a specialty in pediatrics or family medicine and is a member of a Child Protection Team;
hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 subsection (5) (4) must be timely reviewed by:
(a) A physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in pediatrics and is a member of a Child Protection Team;
(b) A physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in a specialty other than pediatrics, who may complete the review only when working under the direction of the Child Protection Team medical director or a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in pediatrics and is a member of a Child Protection Team;
(c) An advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464 who has a specialty in pediatrics or family medicine and is a member of a Child Protection Team;
or (e) A registered nurse licensed under chapter 464, who may complete the review only when working under the direct supervision of the Child Protection Team medical director or a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in pediatrics and is a member of a Child Protection Team.
or (e) A registered nurse licensed under chapter 464, who may complete the review only when working under the direct supervision of the Child Protection Team medical director or a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 who holds board certification in pediatrics and is a member of a Child Page 9 of 12 CODING:
(7)(6) A face-to-face medical evaluation by a Child Protection Team is not necessary when:
(a) The child was examined for the alleged abuse or neglect by a physician who is not a member of the Child Protection Team, and a consultation between the Child Protection Team medical director or a Child Protection Team board-certified pediatrician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant working under the supervision of a Child Protection Team medical director or a Child Protection Team board-certified pediatrician, or registered nurse working under the direct Page 9 of 11 CODING:
hb511-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 511 2025 supervision of a Child Protection Team medical director or a Child Protection Team board-certified pediatrician, and the examining physician concludes that a further medical evaluation is unnecessary;
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(7)(6) A face-to-face medical evaluation by a Child Protection Team is not necessary when:
(a) The child was examined for the alleged abuse or neglect by a physician who is not a member of the Child Protection Team, and a consultation between the Child Protection Team medical director or a Child Protection Team board-certified pediatrician, advanced practice registered nurse, physician assistant working under the supervision of a Child Protection Team medical director or a Child Protection Team board-certified pediatrician, or registered nurse working under the direct supervision of a Child Protection Team medical director or a Child Protection Team board-certified pediatrician, and the examining physician concludes that a further medical evaluation is unnecessary;
Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), a Child Protection Team medical director or a Child Protection Team pediatrician, as authorized in subsection (6) (5), may determine that a face- to-face medical evaluation is necessary.
Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), a Child Protection Page 10 of 12 CODING:
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hb511-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 511 2025 Team medical director or a Child Protection Team pediatrician, as authorized in subsection (6) (5), may determine that a face- to-face medical evaluation is necessary.
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For the purpose of ruling out a differential diagnosis, request that the child be examined by a physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 or an advanced practice registered nurse licensed under chapter 464 who routinely provides diagnosis of and medical care to pediatric patients for the conditions specified in s.
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Action History

  1. Died in Health & Human Services Committee

  2. Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration

  3. Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  4. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  5. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)

  6. CS Filed

  7. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  8. Reported out of Judiciary Committee

  9. Favorable with CS by Judiciary Committee

  10. Added to Judiciary Committee agenda

  11. Now in Judiciary Committee

  12. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  13. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  14. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  15. CS Filed

  16. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  17. Reported out of Human Services Subcommittee

  18. Favorable with CS by Human Services Subcommittee

  19. PCS added to Human Services Subcommittee agenda

  20. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  21. Now in Human Services Subcommittee

  22. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  23. Referred to Judiciary Committee

  24. Referred to Human Services Subcommittee

  25. Filed

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Votes

Favorable With Committee Substitute (Judiciary Committee)

Passed 19 Yea · 0 Nay · 3 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 14002
Democrat 5001
Total 19003
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Bracy Davis, LaVon Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Not Voting
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Not Voting
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Not Voting

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Favorable (Human Services Subcommittee)

Passed 17 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 12001
Democrat 5000
Total 17001
% of votes cast 94%0%0%6%
How each member voted (18)
Member Party Vote
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Not Voting
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea

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What does HB 511 do?
Specific Medical Diagnoses in Child Protective Investigations; Provides exception to requirement that DCF immediately forward certain allegations to law enforcement agency; requires child protective investigator to inform subject of investigation of certain duty; requires Child Protection Teams to consult with licensed physician or APRN when evaluating certain reports; authorizes, under certain circumstance, parent or legal custodian from whom child was removed to request specified examinations of child; requires that certain examinations be paid for by parent or legal custodian making request or as otherwise covered by insurance or Medicaid.
Who sponsors HB 511?
HB 511 is sponsored by Tant, Allison (Democrat), López, Johanna (Democrat), Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat), Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" (Democrat), Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. (Democrat), Campbell, Daryl (Democrat), Barnaby, Webster (Republican), Maney, Patt (Republican), Bartleman, Robin (Democrat), Human Services Subcommittee, and Judiciary Committee.
What is the current status of HB 511?
This bill died with 2025 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.
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