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CS/SB 1540: Maternal Health Outcomes

GENERAL BILL by Health Policy ; Gibson

Maternal Health Outcomes; Revising the Department of Health’s duties under the Closing the Gap grant program; requiring the department to establish telehealth minority maternity care pilot programs in Duval County and Orange County by a specified date; requiring the pilot programs to provide specified telehealth services, or coordinate with prenatal home visiting programs to provide specified services, to eligible pregnant women for a specified period; requiring the department’s Division of Community Health Promotion and Office of Minority Health and Health Equity to apply for certain federal funding, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/21/2021 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1381 (Ch. 2021-238) -SJ 540
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/23/2021 Senate • Filed
3/2/2021 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 148
• Introduced -SJ 148
3/26/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/31/2021 Senate • CS by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 342
• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
4/1/2021 Senate • CS by Health Policy read 1st time -SJ 351
4/2/2021 Senate • Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
• Remaining references corrected to Appropriations -SJ 383
• Now in Appropriations
4/12/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/14/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/15/2021 Senate • Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0 -SJ 472
4/16/2021 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/21/21 -SJ 559
4/21/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 540
• Substituted CS/HB 1381 -SJ 540
• Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1381 (Ch. 2021-238) -SJ 540