SB 1438: Agency for Health Care Administration
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
Agency for Health Care Administration; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to require certain background screening for certain persons; providing eligibility requirements for admission to a medically complex children’s home; providing for the denial, suspension, and revocation of a license; requiring the agency, by a specified date, to review and determine eligibility for specified criminal history checks, etc.
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/8/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
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SB 1438, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/8/2026 at 12:14 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1229 Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children Oliver Similar Last Action: 1/15/2026 H Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee 
H 1069 Background Screenings Trabulsy Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
S 1168 Background Screenings Grall Compare Last Action: 1/21/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
Citations - Statutes (13)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.051 Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part. Page 13 (pdf) 400.9991 Page 2 (pdf) 400.9992 Page 3 (pdf) 400.9993 Page 3 (pdf) 400.9994 Page 4 (pdf) 400.9995 Page 6 (pdf) 400.9996 Page 8 (pdf) 400.9997 Page 9 (pdf) 400.9998 Page 10 (pdf) 408.802 Applicability. Page 13 (pdf) 408.820 Exemptions. Page 13 (pdf) 408.823 In-person visitation. Page 14 (pdf) 435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. Page 12 (pdf)