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CS/CS/HB 945: Children's Mental Health

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee ; Silvers ; Webb ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bush ; Driskell ; Duran ; Eskamani ; Hogan Johnson ; Joseph ; McGhee ; Polo ; Slosberg ; Willhite

Children's Mental Health; Requires DCF & AHCA to identify children & adolescents who use crisis stabilization services & to meet behavioral health needs of such children & adolescents; requires development of plans promoting coordinated system of care for certain services; requires testing of provider network databases maintained by Medicaid managed care plans; requires verification of use of certain strategies & outreach before student is removed from school, school transportation, or school-sponsored activity under specified circumstances; provides exception; requires DCF & AHCA to assess quality of care provided in crisis stabilization units.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 6/29/2020 - Chapter No. 2020-107
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2019 House • Filed
1/3/2020 House • Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 81
1/14/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
• Introduced -HJ 81
1/16/2020 House • CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 403
1/17/2020 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 399
1/21/2020 House • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 410
1/31/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
2/4/2020 House • Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 505
• Now in Health and Human Services Committee -HJ 505
2/24/2020 House • On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
2/26/2020 House • CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0 -HJ 678
2/27/2020 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.18(c)
• CS/CS by Health and Human Services Committee read 1st time -HJ 672
2/28/2020 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 681
3/2/2020 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/05/20
3/5/2020 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 756
• Amendment(s) adopted (396855) -HJ 761
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/6/2020 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 824
• CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 0 -HJ 825
3/6/2020 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 523
• Received -SJ 522
3/11/2020 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 698
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1440 -SJ 698
• Read 2nd time -SJ 698
• Placed on 3rd reading
3/12/2020 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 730
• CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 731
3/12/2020 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 1171
6/17/2020 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
6/27/2020 • Approved by Governor
6/29/2020 • Chapter No. 2020-107