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HB 559: Health Care Assistance/Children

GENERAL BILL by Bloom ; Brown ; Kosmas ; Green ; Bullard ; Detert ; Frankel ; Heyman ; Argenziano ; Sobel ; Jacobs ; Turnbull ; Greene ; Wasserman Schultz ; Ritchie ; Murman ; Roberts-Burke ; Edwards ; Wilson ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Greenstein

Health Care Assistance/Children; requires Social Services Estimating Conference to develop certain information re Florida Kidcare program; provides for Medicaid-presumptive eligibility; allows premium assistance for certain children ineligible for federal funding; extends period of continuous eligibility for said program; provides for dental benefits under Florida Kidcare program, etc. Amends 216.136, Ch. 409.

Effective Date: Upon becoming law
Last Action: 3/15/2000 House - Withdrawn from Health Care Services (HFC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Education Innovation (AEC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 212 (Ch. 2000-253) -HJ 00224
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/7/1999 House • Prefiled
1/14/2000 House • Referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Education Innovation (AEC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC)
3/7/2000 House • Introduced, referred to Health Care Services (HFC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Education Innovation (AEC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00038
3/15/2000 House • Withdrawn from Health Care Services (HFC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Education Innovation (AEC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further cons.,Iden/Sim/Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 212 (Ch. 2000-253) -HJ 00224