The Florida Senate

CS/HB 479: Substance Abuse Service Providers

GENERAL BILL by Health and Human Services Committee ; Caruso ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Fetterhoff ; Mooney

Substance Abuse Service Providers; Revises types of expenditures for programs & services eligible for state payment; requires service provider applicants to include names & locations of recovery residences in license applications; requires providers to provide DCF with record of recovery residences by specified date; provides civil penalties; requires certified recovery residence administrators to demonstrate ability to meet specified requirements; prohibits administrators from actively managing certain number of residents; requires service providers to return individual's personal effects upon discharge.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  11/3/2021	House	• Filed
  11/10/2021	House	• Referred to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee • Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee
  1/10/2022	House	• Added to Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee agenda
  1/11/2022	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/12/2022	House	• Favorable by Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee • Reported out of Children, Families & Seniors Subcommittee • Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
  1/25/2022	House	• Added to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee agenda
  1/27/2022	House	• Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
  1/28/2022	House	• Reported out of Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  2/21/2022	House	• Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  2/23/2022	House	• Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
  2/24/2022	House	• Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/25/2022	House	• Bill referred to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/1/2022	House	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/4/2022)
  3/4/2022	House	• Substituted SB 704 • Laid on Table; companion bill(s) passed, see SB 704 (Ch. 2022-231)

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• CS/HB 479, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/24/2022 at 1:08 PM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 704 (er)	Substance Abuse Service Providers	Harrell	Similar	Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-31

  Citations - Statutes (5)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  394.76	Financing of district programs and services.	Page 2 (pdf)
  397.403	License application.	Page 3 (pdf)
  397.4104		Page 3 (pdf)
  397.4871	Recovery residence administrator certification.	Page 4 (pdf)
  397.501	Rights of individuals.	Page 4 (pdf)

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• HB 479, Original Filed Version Posted 11/3/2021 at 10:48 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 7/7/2022 (pdf) Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/28/2022 (pdf) Health and Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/24/2022 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  S 704 (e1)	Substance Abuse Service Providers	Harrell	Similar	Last Action: 4/8/2022 Chapter No. 2022-31

  Committee Amendments (1)

  Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
  704637 - Amendment Between lines 26 and 27, insert:	Caruso	2/22/2022 7:22 PM	Adopted without Objection 2/24/2022	PDF

  Citations - Statutes (4)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  397.403	License application.	Page 2 (pdf)
  397.4104		Page 2 (pdf)
  397.4871	Recovery residence administrator certification.	Page 3 (pdf)
  397.501	Rights of individuals.	Page 3 (pdf)

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