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CS/CS/HB 945: Children's Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Silvers ; Webb ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush ; Driskell ; Duran ; Eskamani ; Hogan Johnson ; Joseph ; McGhee ; Polo ; Slosberg ; Willhite

Children's Mental Health; Requires DCF & AHCA to identify children & adolescents who use crisis stabilization services & to meet behavioral health needs of such children & adolescents; requires development of plans promoting coordinated system of care for certain services; requires testing of provider network databases maintained by Medicaid managed care plans; requires verification of use of certain strategies & outreach before student is removed from school, school transportation, or school-sponsored activity under specified circumstances; provides exception; requires DCF & AHCA to assess quality of care provided in crisis stabilization units.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/29/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-107
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/13/2019 House • Filed
    1/3/2020 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 81
    1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
    • Introduced -HJ 81
    1/16/2020 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 403
    1/17/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 399
    1/21/2020 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 410
    1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
    2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 505
    • Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 505
    2/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/26/2020 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 678
    2/27/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
    • CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 672
    2/28/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 681
    3/2/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20
    3/5/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 756
    • Amendment(s) adopted (396855) -HJ 761
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/6/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 824
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 825
    3/6/2020 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 523
    • Received -SJ 522
    3/11/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 698
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1440 -SJ 698
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 698
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/12/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 730
    • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 731
    3/12/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1171
    6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/27/2020 • Approved by Governor
    6/29/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-107

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  • CS/CS/HB 945, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/12/2020 at 11:59 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1440 (c2) Children’s Mental Health Powell Similar Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107) -SJ 698
    H 1083 (e1) Student Mental Health Procedures Webb Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107)

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.461 Designation of receiving and treatment facilities and receiving systems.
    394.493 Target populations for child and adolescent mental health services funded through the department. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.4955 Page 7 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 12 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 15 (pdf)
    985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum. Page 16 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 20 (pdf)
    1003.02 District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district. Page 16 (pdf)
    1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.04 Educational multiagency services for students with severe emotional disturbance. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 945, Engrossed 1 Posted 3/5/2020 at 4:16 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1440 (c2) Children’s Mental Health Powell Similar Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107) -SJ 698
    H 1083 (e1) Student Mental Health Procedures Webb Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    3/6/2020 9:28 AM House 110 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/12/2020 10:19 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (13)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.493 Target populations for child and adolescent mental health services funded through the department. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.4955 Page 7 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 12 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 15 (pdf)
    985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum. Page 16 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 19 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 20 (pdf)
    1003.02 District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district. Page 16 (pdf)
    1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.04 Educational multiagency services for students with severe emotional disturbance. Page 18 (pdf)

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  • CS/CS/HB 945, Committee Substitute 2 Posted 2/27/2020 at 1:25 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1440 (c2) Children’s Mental Health Powell Similar Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107) -SJ 698
    H 1083 (c1) Student Mental Health Procedures Webb Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107)
    H 7065 (e2) School Safety Education Committee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in returning Messages

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    233097 - Amendment
    Remove lines 153-622 and insert:
    Silvers 3/3/2020
    3:50 PM
    House: Superseded by Substitute
    3/5/2020
    PDF
    hierarchy 396855 - Substitute Amendment (233097)
    Remove lines 153-622 and insert:
    Silvers 3/3/2020
    6:31 PM
    House: Adopted
    3/5/2020
    PDF
    803629 - Amendment
    Remove lines 589-618 and insert:
    Webb 3/3/2020
    3:44 PM
    House: Withdrawn
    3/4/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.493 Target populations for child and adolescent mental health services funded through the department. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.4955 Page 7 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 12 (pdf)
    409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 13 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 16 (pdf)
    985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum. Page 16 (pdf)
    1002.20 K-12 student and parent rights. Page 24 (pdf)
    1002.33 Charter schools. Page 25 (pdf)
    1003.02 District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district. Page 17 (pdf)
    1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. Page 18 (pdf)
    1006.04 Educational multiagency services for students with severe emotional disturbance. Page 18 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 19 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 945, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 1/17/2020 at 10:45 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/4/2020 (pdf)
    Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/27/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1440 (c1) Children’s Mental Health Powell Identical Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107) -SJ 698
    H 7065 (c1) School Safety Education Committee Compare Last Action: 3/14/2020 H Died in returning Messages

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    524669 - Amendment
    Remove lines 109-572 and insert:
    Silvers 2/25/2020
    8:01 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    2/26/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.493 Target populations for child and adolescent mental health services funded through the department. Page 3 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.4955 Page 7 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.967 Managed care plan accountability. Page 12 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 15 (pdf)
    985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum. Page 16 (pdf)
    1003.02 District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district. Page 16 (pdf)
    1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. Page 17 (pdf)
    1006.04 Educational multiagency services for students with severe emotional disturbance. Page 18 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 19 (pdf)

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  • HB 945, Original Filed Version Posted 12/13/2019 at 8:27 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 6/30/2020 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1440 Children’s Mental Health Powell Identical Last Action: 3/11/2020 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 945 (Ch. 2020-107) -SJ 698

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    440773 - Amendment
    Between lines 291 and 292, insert:
    Silvers 1/15/2020
    6:07 PM
    Adopted without Objection
    1/16/2020
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (11)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    394.493 Target populations for child and adolescent mental health services funded through the department. Page 3 (pdf)
    394.495 Child and adolescent mental health system of care; programs and services. Page 4 (pdf)
    394.4955 Page 7 (pdf)
    394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public records exemption. Page 11 (pdf)
    409.988 Lead agency duties; general provisions. Page 12 (pdf)
    985.601 Administering the juvenile justice continuum. Page 13 (pdf)
    1003.02 District school board operation and control of public K-12 education within the school district. Page 13 (pdf)
    1004.44 Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute. Page 14 (pdf)
    1006.04 Educational multiagency services for students with severe emotional disturbance. Page 15 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 16 (pdf)

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