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SB 2518: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations

Health Care; Revising the amount of money residents of a veterans’ nursing home must receive monthly before being required to contribute to their maintenance and support; revising the postpartum Medicaid eligibility period for pregnant women; revising the years of audited disproportionate share data the agency must use for calculating an average for purposes of calculating disproportionate share payments; revising the requirement that the agency make disproportionate share payments to certain specialty hospitals for children to apply to each fiscal year, rather than a specified fiscal year, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 6/3/2021 - Chapter No. 2021-41, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)
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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/26/2021 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/31/21, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/01/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2021 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    4/1/2021 Senate • Filed
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/21 -SJ 378
    • Introduced -SJ 346
    4/7/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 368
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 368
    • Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 368
    • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 368
    • Immediately certified -SJ 368
    4/7/2021 House • In Messages
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Amendment 697079 filed
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/8/2021 House • Substituted for HB 5201
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 697079 adopted
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
    • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
    • Immediately certified
    4/8/2021 Senate • In returning messages
    4/8/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    4/16/2021 House • Bill placed in Conference (Health Care Appropriations Conference Committee)
    • Conference Committee appointed
    4/16/2021 Senate • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations)
    • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Appropriations: Stargel (Chair), Bean (At Large), Book (At Large), Farmer (At Large), Gibson (At Large), Mayfield (At Large), Passidomo (At Large), Perry (At Large), Rouson (At Large); Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration & Technology: Albritton (Chair), Ausley, Berman, Boyd, Bradley, Brodeur, Garcia, Mayfield, Powell, Rodrigues, Stewart, Thurston; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Perry (Chair), Baxley, Bracy, Brandes, Gainer, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Torres; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/Higher Education: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Education/PreK-12: Broxson (Chair), Cruz, Diaz, Gibson, Gruters, Hutson, Polsky, Wright; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Bean (Chair), Book, Brodeur, Burgess, Diaz, Farmer, Harrell, Jones, Rodrigues, Rodriguez, Rouson; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Infrastructure & Tourism: Gainer (Chair), Ausley, Boyd, Cruz, Garcia, Gibson, Hooper, Mayfield, Perry, Taddeo, Wright; -SJ 507
    4/30/2021 Senate • Conference Committee Report received -SJ 1018
    • Conference Committee Report adopted (523362) -SJ 1025
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 1025
    4/30/2021 House • In Messages
    • Conference Committee Report considered
    • Amendment 523362 adopted
    • Conference Committee Report adopted
    • Passed as amended by Conference Committee Report; YEAS 117, NAYS 0
    4/30/2021 Senate • Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -SJ 1290
    4/30/2021 House • Message sent to senate
    6/1/2021 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
    6/2/2021 • Approved by Governor
    6/3/2021 • Chapter No. 2021-41, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36)

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  • SB 2518, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/2/2021 at 12:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (8)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 645 Postpartum Medicaid Coverage Brown Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Finance & Facilities Subcommittee; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 1617 Public Emergencies and Assistance Jenne, Learned Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 72 (Ch. 2021-1), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    H 5003 Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5201 Health Care Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 238 Medicaid Eligibility Book Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Health Policy, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 1840 Memory Disorder Clinics Broxson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 2500 (er) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    296.37 Residents; contribution to support. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.179 Liability for Medicaid underpayments and overpayments. Page 4 (pdf)
    408.061 Data collection; uniform systems of financial reporting; information relating to physician charges; confidential information; immunity. Page 7 (pdf)
    408.07 Definitions. Page 9 (pdf)
    409.903 Mandatory payments for eligible persons. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 10 (pdf)
    409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. Page 11 (pdf), Page 13 (pdf)
    409.911 Disproportionate share program. Page 15 (pdf)
    409.9113 Disproportionate share program for teaching hospitals. Page 17 (pdf)
    409.9119 Disproportionate share program for specialty hospitals for children. Page 18 (pdf)
    409.975 Managed care plan accountability. Page 19 (pdf)
    430.502 Alzheimer’s disease; memory disorder clinics and day care and respite care programs. Page 21 (pdf)
    624.91 The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act. Page 22 (pdf)
    1011.52 Appropriation to first accredited medical school. Page 26 (pdf)

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  • SB 2518, Engrossed 1 Posted 4/30/2021 at 6:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1617 Public Emergencies and Assistance Jenne, Learned Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 72 (Ch. 2021-1), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    H 5003 Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5201 Health Care Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 1840 Memory Disorder Clinics Broxson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (14)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    296.37 Residents; contribution to support. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.179 Liability for Medicaid underpayments and overpayments. Page 4 (pdf)
    408.061 Data collection; uniform systems of financial reporting; information relating to physician charges; confidential information; immunity.
    408.07 Definitions.
    409.903 Mandatory payments for eligible persons. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 8 (pdf)
    409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. Page 10 (pdf), Page 12 (pdf)
    409.911 Disproportionate share program. Page 14 (pdf)
    409.9113 Disproportionate share program for teaching hospitals. Page 15 (pdf)
    409.9119 Disproportionate share program for specialty hospitals for children. Page 16 (pdf)
    409.975 Managed care plan accountability. Page 18 (pdf)
    430.502 Alzheimer’s disease; memory disorder clinics and day care and respite care programs. Page 19 (pdf)
    624.91 The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act. Page 21 (pdf)
    1011.52 Appropriation to first accredited medical school.

    Citations - Chapter Law (6)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2016-65 Section 28
    2016-65 Section 29
    2020-114 Section 51
    2020-114 Section 13
    2020-114 Section 15
    2020-114 Section 19

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  • SB 2518, Original Filed Version Posted 4/1/2021 at 12:35 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care 4/28/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1617 Public Emergencies and Assistance Jenne, Learned Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Pandemics & Public Emergencies Committee; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 72 (Ch. 2021-1), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), HB 5011 (Ch. 2021-43), HB 5101 (Ch. 2021-44), HB 5301 (Ch. 2021-45), HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1954 (Ch. 2021-28), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2504 (Ch. 2021-38), SB 2512 (Ch. 2021-39), SB 2514 (Ch. 2021-29), SB 2516 (Ch. 2021-40), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41), SB 7018 (Ch. 2021-42) Track This Bill
    H 5003 Implementing the 2021-2022 General Appropriations Act Appropriations Committee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2502 (Ch. 2021-37), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    H 5201 Health Care Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/8/2021 H Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2500 (Ch. 2021-36), SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 1840 Memory Disorder Clinics Broxson Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 S Died in Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2518 (Ch. 2021-41) Track This Bill
    S 2500 (e1) Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 3/15/2022 S Line Item Veto message transmitted to Secretary of State Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    587890 - Amendment
    Between lines 207 and 208 insert:     		Taddeo 4/6/2021
    1:59 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/7/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    549810 - Amendment
    Delete lines 218 - 227 and insert:     		Gibson 4/6/2021
    5:41 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/7/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    126970 - Amendment
    Delete lines 223 - 224 and insert:     		Gibson 4/6/2021
    5:39 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/7/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    697079 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Avila 4/7/2021
    8:06 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/8/2021     		PDF
    523362 - Conference Committee Amendment
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		4/28/2021
    7:22 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/30/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (4)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/7/2021 1:05 PM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/8/2021 11:35 AM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2021 10:55 AM Senate 40 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/30/2021 1:35 PM House 117 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    296.37 Residents; contribution to support. Page 3 (pdf)
    393.0661 Home and community-based services delivery system; comprehensive redesign. Page 4 (pdf)
    400.179 Liability for Medicaid underpayments and overpayments. Page 4 (pdf)
    409.903 Mandatory payments for eligible persons. Page 7 (pdf)
    409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 8 (pdf)
    409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 8 (pdf)
    409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. Page 10 (pdf), Page 12 (pdf)
    409.911 Disproportionate share program. Page 14 (pdf)
    409.9113 Disproportionate share program for teaching hospitals. Page 15 (pdf)
    409.9119 Disproportionate share program for specialty hospitals for children. Page 16 (pdf)
    409.968 Managed care plan payments. Page 17 (pdf)
    409.975 Managed care plan accountability. Page 18 (pdf)
    430.502 Alzheimer’s disease; memory disorder clinics and day care and respite care programs. Page 19 (pdf)
    624.91 The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act. Page 21 (pdf)
    893.055 Prescription drug monitoring program. Page 24 (pdf)

    Citations - Chapter Law (5)

    Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    2016-65 Section 28
    2020-114 Section 51
    2020-114 Section 13
    2020-114 Section 15
    2020-114 Section 19

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  • SPB 2518, Proposed Bill Posted 3/26/2021 at 1:21 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/31/2021 1:00 PM Appropriations 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

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