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CS/CS/HB 369: Substance Abuse Services

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Caruso ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bell ; Brown ; Eskamani ; Roth ; Webb

Substance Abuse Services; Authorizes DCF & AHCA to grant exemptions from disqualification for service provider personnel to work in certain treatment programs, facilities, or recovery residences; revises background screening requirements & exemptions from disqualification for certain service provider personnel; provides qualifications for peer specialists; authorizes DCF to approve certain credentialing entities to certify peer specialists; provides for review of certain decisions made by department-recognized credentialing entities; provides certain prohibitions & penalties.

Effective Date: 7/1/2019
Last Action: 6/28/2019 - Chapter No. 2019-159
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/21/2019 House • Filed
1/30/2019 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 49
3/4/2019 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 03/06/19, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
3/5/2019 House • Introduced -HJ 49
3/6/2019 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -HJ 363
3/7/2019 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 347
3/8/2019 House • Original reference(s) removed: Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
• CS referred to Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 376
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 376
3/12/2019 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 03/14/19, 12:00 pm, Morris Hall
3/14/2019 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 442
3/15/2019 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 436
3/18/2019 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 445
4/18/2019 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/19
4/23/2019 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 773
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/24/2019 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 800
• CS passed; YEAS 113 NAYS 0 -HJ 801
4/24/2019 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 499
4/25/2019 Senate • Received -SJ 499
5/2/2019 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 819
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/SB 900 -SJ 819
• Read 2nd time -SJ 819
• Placed on 3rd reading
5/3/2019 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 886
• CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 886
5/3/2019 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1324
6/26/2019 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2019 • Approved by Governor
6/28/2019 • Chapter No. 2019-159