CS/CS/HB 1529: Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program
GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ; Tramont ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Booth ; López, J. ; Mooney ; Nix ; Rizo ; Snyder ; Valdés ; Weinberger
Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program ; Provides requirements for annual assessment of home health aide for medically fragile children program; revises program training requirements; requires employing home health agency to provide specified training & ensure each home health aide for medically fragile children holds & maintains specified certification; revises utilization cap of Medicaid fee schedule; requires home health aide for medically fragile children who works more than 40 hours per week to provide specified justification; provides requirements for AHCA to seek federal approval & federal waiver for specified purposes; requires agency to seek federal approval & implement federal waivers & state plan amendments for specified purposes.
Last Action: 4/30/2025 House - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1156 (Ch. 2025-171)
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/28/2025 | House |
• Filed |
| 3/4/2025 | House |
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 3/5/2025 | House |
• Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee |
| 3/7/2025 | House |
• Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/11/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee |
| 3/12/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) |
| 3/13/2025 | House |
• Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee |
| 3/24/2025 | House |
• Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda |
| 3/26/2025 | House |
• Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee |
| 4/11/2025 | House |
• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda |
| 4/15/2025 | House |
• Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee |
| 4/17/2025 | House |
• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • Bill referred to House Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025) • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2) |
| 4/22/2025 | House |
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025) |
| 4/23/2025 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025) |
| 4/25/2025 | House |
• Temporarily postponed, on 2nd Reading • Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 4/30/2025 | House |
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1156 (Ch. 2025-171) |
