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CS/CS/CS/HB 1481: Sickle Cell Disease Medications, Treatment, and Screening

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee ; Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee ; Driskell ; Campbell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Amesty ; Bartleman ; Joseph ; Woodson

Sickle Cell Disease Medications, Treatment, and Screening; Requires certain health care providers to notify primary care physicians of newborns & infants of certain screening results relating to sickle cell hemoglobin variants & to submit such results to DOH for specified purpose; requires such physicians to provide certain information to parents & guardians; requires DOH to establish & maintain sickle cell registry; authorizes parents & guardians to request to have their children removed from registry; requires AHCA to review sickle cell disease medications, treatments, & services for Medicaid recipients & develop written report, post report on its website, & submit copy of report to Governor, Legislature, & certain entities. APPROPRIATION: $1,332,159

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
Last Action: 5/2/2023 House - Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1352 (Ch. 2023-258)
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/6/2023 House • Filed
3/7/2023 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/9/2023 House • Referred to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
• Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
3/20/2023 House • Added to Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee agenda
3/22/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
3/24/2023 House • Reported out of Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
3/27/2023 House • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
4/10/2023 House • Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
4/12/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
4/13/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/17/2023 House • Removed from Meeting Agenda of Health & Human Services Committee
4/23/2023 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/24/2023 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
4/25/2023 House • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3)
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
5/2/2023 House • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1352 (Ch. 2023-258)