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CS/HB 1553: Medicaid

GENERAL BILL by Pickens; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Anderson; Antone; Bilirakis; Clarke; Cusack; Flores; Galvano; Gannon; Gibson; Goldstein; Greenstein; Grimsley; Hays; Holloway; Homan; Joyner; Kendrick; Lopez-Cantera; Meadows; Murzin; Needelman; Richardson; Robaina; Roberson, Y; Sobel; Zapata

Medicaid; authorizes AHCA to pay for certain visual services prescribed to Medicaid recipients regardless of age. Amends 409.906. APPROPRIATION: $7,633,953.

Effective Date: 7/1/2005 07/01/2005
Last Action: 5/6/2005 Senate - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/8/2005 House • Filed; Introduced -HJ 00136
3/21/2005 House • Referred to Health Care General (HFC); Health Care Appropriations (FC); Health & Families Council -HJ 00253
4/4/2005 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care General (HFC), 04/06/05, 10:30 am, 306-H
4/6/2005 House • Favorable by Health Care General (HFC); YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00465
4/8/2005 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations (FC) -HJ 00465; On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations (FC), 04/12/05, 4:00 pm, Morris Hall
4/12/2005 House • Favorable with CS amendment by Health Care Appropriations (FC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00508
4/13/2005 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Health & Families Council -HJ 00508
4/14/2005 House • On Council agenda-- Health & Families Council, 04/18/05, 10:00 am, Reed Hall
4/18/2005 House • Favorable by- Health & Families Council; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 00567; Placed on Calendar -HJ 00567
4/27/2005 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00898; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00898; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00898
5/2/2005 House • Read third time -HJ 01101; Passed as amended; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 01101
5/2/2005 Senate • In Messages
5/6/2005 Senate • Died in Messages