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CS/CS/CS/SB 1228: Fla. Kids Health Program

GENERAL BILL by Ways and Means ; Banking and Insurance ; Health Care ; Brown-Waite ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Myers ; Bankhead ; Burt ; Silver ; Forman ; Hargrett ; Grant ; Casas ; KURTH ; Bronson ; Campbell ; Childers ; Clary ; Cowin ; Crist ; Diaz-Balart ; Dudley ; Dyer ; Geller ; Gutman ; Harris ; Holzendorf ; Horne ; Kirkpatrick ; Klein ; Latvala ; Laurent ; Lee ; McKay ; Meadows ; Rossin ; Scott ; Thomas ; Turner ; Williams ; Jennings

Fla. Kids Health Program; provides for children under specified ages who are not otherwise eligible for Medicaid program to be eligible for optional payments for medical assistance; authorizes inclusion of behavioral health services as part of Children's Medical Services network; creates & provides purpose for Florida Kids Health Program; creates & establishes purpose of Medikids program component, etc. Amends Ch. 409, 154.508; repeals 624.92. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000.

Effective Date: 07/01/1998
Last Action: 5/1/1998 House - Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 4415 (Ch. 98-288), CS/SB 1230 (Ch. 98-119)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/16/1998 Senate • Prefiled
2/18/1998 Senate • Referred to Health Care; Banking and Insurance; Ways and Means
3/3/1998 Senate • Introduced, referred to Health Care; Banking and Insurance; Ways and Means -SJ 00076
3/9/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/12/98, 3:15 pm, Room-EL --Not considered
3/12/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/17/98, 3:00 pm, Room-EL --Not considered
3/19/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Care, 03/24/98, 9:00 am, Room-EL
3/24/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS by Health Care -SJ 00304; CS read first time on 03/25/98 -SJ 00313
3/25/1998 Senate • Now in Banking and Insurance -SJ 00304
3/26/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 03/31/98, 1:30 pm, Room-EL
3/31/1998 Senate • Comm. Action: CS/CS by Banking and Insurance -SJ 00375; CS read first time on 04/02/98 -SJ 00379
4/2/1998 Senate • Now in Ways and Means -SJ 00375
4/3/1998 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Ways and Means, 04/08/98, 3:00 pm, Room-EL
4/8/1998 Senate • Comm. Action:-CS/CS/CS by Ways and Means -SJ 00455; CS read first time on 04/13/98 -SJ 00457
4/10/1998 Senate • Placed on Calendar -SJ 00455
4/15/1998 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar -SJ 00478; Read second time -SJ 00474; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00475; Ordered engrossed -SJ 00475
4/16/1998 Senate • Read third time -SJ 00492; CS passed as amended; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 00493; Immediately certified -SJ 00493
4/16/1998 House • In Messages
5/1/1998 House • Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 4415 (Ch. 98-288), CS/SB 1230 (Ch. 98-119)