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CS/CS/SB 452: Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services ; Harrell ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Avila

Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children; Requiring home health agencies to ensure that any delegation of tasks to home health aides for medically fragile children meets specified requirements; establishing the home health aides for medically fragile children program for specified purposes; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, in consultation with the Board of Nursing, to approve training programs for home health aides for medically fragile children; authorizing home health aides for medically fragile children to administer certain medications under certain circumstances, etc. APPROPRIATION: $472,317

Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/2/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 391 (Ch. 2023-183) -SJ 676
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Health Policy (HP)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/31/2023 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2023 Senate • Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
    2/13/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 02/20/23, 3:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
    2/20/2023 Senate • Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    2/21/2023 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    3/3/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 03/08/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/8/2023 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
    3/9/2023 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Fiscal Policy
    3/14/2023 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services read 1st time
    4/10/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/13/23, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/13/2023 Senate • CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 20 NAYS 0
    4/17/2023 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • CS/CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time
    4/27/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 05/02/23
    5/2/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 676
    • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 391 -SJ 676
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 391 (Ch. 2023-183) -SJ 676

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  • CS/CS/SB 452, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/17/2023 at 10:59 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 391 (er) Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-183 Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.462 Definitions. Page 4 (pdf)
    400.464 Home health agencies to be licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.476 Staffing requirements; notifications; limitations on staffing services. Page 6 (pdf)
    400.4765 Page 7 (pdf)
    400.489 Administration of medication by a home health aide; staff training requirements. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.490 Nurse-delegated tasks. Page 12 (pdf)
    400.54 Page 12 (pdf)
    768.38 Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims. Page 13 (pdf)
    768.381 COVID-19-related claims against health care providers. Page 14 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 452, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/9/2023 at 4:12 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/12/2023 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/17/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 391 (c2) Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-183 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    331410 - Amendment
    Between lines 130 and 131 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Harrell)     		4/11/2023
    11:11 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/13/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    542768 - Amendment
    Between lines 271 and 272 insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Harrell)     		4/11/2023
    11:12 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/13/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/13/2023 10:30 AM Fiscal Policy 20 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.462 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.464 Home health agencies to be licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.476 Staffing requirements; notifications; limitations on staffing services. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.4765 Page 6 (pdf)
    400.489 Administration of medication by a home health aide; staff training requirements. Page 10 (pdf)
    400.490 Nurse-delegated tasks. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.54 Page 11 (pdf)
    768.38 Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims. Page 12 (pdf)
    768.381 COVID-19-related claims against health care providers. Page 13 (pdf)

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  • SB 452, Original Filed Version Posted 1/31/2023 at 9:48 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Health Policy (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2023 (pdf)
    Health Policy (Post-Meeting) 2/21/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Pre-Meeting) 3/7/2023 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (Post-Meeting) 3/9/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 391 Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Healthcare Regulation Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 6/2/2023 Chapter No. 2023-183 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    619948 - Amendment
    Delete lines 225 - 232 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Harrell)     		3/7/2023
    9:01 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/9/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    767644 - Amendment
    Between lines 393 and 394 insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
    (Harrell)     		3/7/2023
    8:59 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/9/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    2/20/2023 3:00 PM Health Policy 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/8/2023 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (9)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    400.462 Definitions. Page 3 (pdf)
    400.464 Home health agencies to be licensed; expiration of license; exemptions; unlawful acts; penalties. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.476 Staffing requirements; notifications; limitations on staffing services. Page 5 (pdf)
    400.4765 Page 6 (pdf)
    400.489 Administration of medication by a home health aide; staff training requirements. Page 10 (pdf)
    400.490 Nurse-delegated tasks. Page 11 (pdf)
    400.54 Page 11 (pdf)
    768.38 Liability protections for COVID-19-related claims. Page 12 (pdf)
    768.381 COVID-19-related claims against health care providers. Page 13 (pdf)

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