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HB 795: Florida Kidcare Program

GENERAL BILL by Pafford

Florida Kidcare Program; Provides that certain children under age of 1 may participate in Medikids program; requires that children who are eligible for Kidcare be offered opportunity to be made presumptively eligible; provides that children who are eligible for state-sponsored health benefit plan & subsidized Kidcare program may enroll in program; authorizes Kidcare coverage for temporomandibular joint disease; provides that Medicaid-eligible children are deemed eligible for 12 months of coverage regardless of change in circumstances, etc.

Effective Date: 10/1/2011
Last Action: 5/7/2011 House - Died in Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/16/2011 House • Filed
    3/3/2011 House • Referred to HHS Access Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 68
    3/8/2011 House • Introduced -HJ 68
    5/7/2011 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
    • Died in Health and Human Services Access Subcommittee

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  • HB 795, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/16/2011 at 12:47 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 656 Florida Kidcare Program Rich Identical Last Action: 5/7/2011 S Died in Health Regulation
    Location: In committee/council (HR)
    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)
    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)
    S 312 (c1) Practice of Dentistry Richter Compare Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Messages
    Location: In messages from Senate
    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)
    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

    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 10 (pdf)
    409.818 Administration. Page 10 (pdf), Page 11 (pdf)
    409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 12 (pdf)
    624.91 The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act. Page 13 (pdf)

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