Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1133: Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Screenings
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires agency to adopt rules establishing certain practice parameters & protocols for provision of early periodic screening, diagnostic, & treatment services for certain persons; requires DOH to provide parent or legal guardian information on sleep, screen time, & nutrition & make such information available for download; requires agency, by specified date, to adopt measures relating to early periodic screening, diagnostic, & treatment services & collect & report performance measures & outcome data to Governor & Legislature.
What the bill says
An act relating to pediatric behavioral and mental health screenings; creating s. 409.9746, F.S.; requiring the agency to adopt rules establishing certain practice parameters and protocols for the provision of early periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for certain persons; requiring the Department of Health to provide a parent or legal guardian information on sleep, screen time, and nutrition and make such information available for download…
From the introduced text, January 7, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to pediatric behavioral and mental health screenings; creating s. 409.9746, F.S.; requiring the agency to adopt rules establishing certain practice parameters and protocols for the provision of early periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for certain persons; requiring the Department of Health to provide a parent or legal guardian information on sleep, screen time, and nutrition and make such information available for download; requiring the agency, by a specified date, to adopt measures relating to early periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services and collect and report performance measures and outcome data to the Governor and the Legislature; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 409.9746, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 409.9746 Early periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services; pediatric behavioral and mental health screenings.-- (1) The agency shall adopt rules establishing practice words underlined are additions. hb1133-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1133 2026 parameters and protocols, and requiring managed care plans to provide services consistent with such practice parameters and protocols, including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a) The use of validated, age-appropriate, trauma-informed diagnostic tools based on nationally recognized clinical practice guidelines to provide early periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services to participants from birth through 21 years …
Sponsors
- Tendrich, Debra (D, HD-089) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1133?
- H1133 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Pediatric Behavioral and Mental Health Screenings.
- What does H1133 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to pediatric behavioral and mental health screenings; creating s. 409.9746, F.S.; requiring the agency to adopt rules establishing certain practice parameters and protocols for the provision of early periodic screening, diagnostic, and treatment services for certain persons; requiring the Department of Health to provide a parent or legal guardian information on sleep, screen time, and nutrition and make such information available for download…
- What is the status of H1133?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1133?
- Tendrich, Debra (D, HD-089).
- Where is the official record for H1133?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1133
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