Florida legislation · 2025 Regular Session
Florida H1085: Children's Medical Services Program
Status: Introduced, February 25, 2025
Transfers operation of Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan from DOH to AHCA, effective on specified date; provides construction as to judicial & administrative actions pending as of specified date & time; requires department's Children's Medical Services (CMS) program to collaborate with agency in care of children & youth with special health care needs; requires CMS program to conduct certain clinical eligibility screenings & provide ongoing consultation to agency for specified purpose; requires agency to implement approved waiver amendment subject to certain conditions; authorizes agency to adopt rules; requires agency to submit results of evaluation to Governor & Legislature by specified date; requires ACHA to develop comprehensive plan to redesign Florida Medicaid Model Waiver for home & community-based services to include children who receive private duty nursing services; providing requirements for the redesign of waiver program; requires agency to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature.
Sponsors
- Health Care Budget Subcommittee · primary sponsor
- Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · primary sponsor
- Oliver, Vanessa (R, HD-076) · primary sponsor
- McFarland, Fiona (R, HD-073)
Votes
- House Health & Human Services Committee (April 22, 2025): 22 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Health Care Budget Subcommittee (April 15, 2025): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (March 19, 2025): 14 yea, 3 nay, passed
Common questions
- What is H1085?
- H1085 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2025 Regular Session): Children's Medical Services Program.
- What does H1085 do?
- Transfers operation of Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan from DOH to AHCA, effective on specified date; provides construction as to judicial & administrative actions pending as of specified date & time; requires department's Children's Medical Services (CMS) program to collaborate with agency in care of children & youth with special health care needs; requires CMS program to conduct certain clinical eligibility screenings & provide ongoing consultation to agency for specified purpose; requires agency to implement approved waiver amendment subject to certain conditions; authorizes agency to adopt rules; requires agency to submit results of evaluation to Governor & Legislature by specified date; requires ACHA to develop comprehensive plan to redesign Florida Medicaid Model Waiver for home & community-based services to include children who receive private duty nursing services; providing requirements for the redesign of waiver program; requires agency to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature.