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SB 656: Florida Kidcare Program

GENERAL BILL by Rich

Florida Kidcare Program; Provides that certain children under the age of 1 may participate in the Medikids program. Requires that children who are eligible for Kidcare be offered the opportunity to be made presumptively eligible. Provides that children who are eligible for a state-sponsored health benefit plan and the subsidized Kidcare program may enroll in the program. Authorizes Kidcare coverage for temporomandibular joint disease, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2011
 Last Action: 5/7/2011 Senate - Died in Health Regulation
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Regulation (HR)
  2. Banking and Insurance (BI)
  3. Budget (BC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/27/2011 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2011 Senate • Referred to Health Regulation; Banking and Insurance; Budget -SJ 54
    3/8/2011 Senate • Introduced -SJ 54
    5/7/2011 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health Regulation

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  • SB 656, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/27/2011 at 11:06 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 795 Florida Kidcare Program Pafford Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSAS)     		Track This Bill
    H 245 Florida Kidcare Program Logan Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSAS)     		Track This Bill
    H 483 Practice of Dentistry Patronis Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Health and Human Services Quality Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HSQS)     		Track This Bill
    S 312 (c1) Practice of Dentistry Richter Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from Senate     		Track This Bill
    S 406 (c1) Florida Kidcare Program Sobel Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Education Pre-K - 12
    Location: In committee/council (ED)     		Track This Bill
    S 1972 (c3) Health and Human Services Negron Compare Last Action: 5/5/2011 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 395 (Ch. 2011-114), CS/CS/HB 445 (Ch. 2011-167), CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 479 (Ch. 2011-233), CS/HB 1125 (Ch. 2011-195), CS/HB 7107 (Ch. 2011-134), CS/HB 7109 (Ch. 2011-135), CS/SB 1676 (Ch. 2011-219), SB 2144 (Ch. 2011-61) -SJ 925
    Location: Laid on Table     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (7)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    409.8132 Medikids program component. Page 2 (pdf)
    409.814 Eligibility. Page 3 (pdf)
    409.815 Health benefits coverage; limitations. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.816 Limitations on premiums and cost-sharing. Page 9 (pdf), Page 10 (pdf)
    409.818 Administration. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 11 (pdf)
    624.91 The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act. Page 12 (pdf)

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