SB 1490: Children’s Medical Services Program
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
Children’s Medical Services Program; Transferring operation of the Children’s Medical Services Managed Care Plan from the Department of Health to the Agency for Health Care Administration, effective on a specified date; requiring the agency to seek federal approval to amend the state’s Medicaid Model Waiver for home and community-based services to include certain services; requiring the CMS program to conduct clinical eligibility screening for certain children and youth with special health care needs; revising the purposes and functions of the CMS program, etc.
Effective Date: Except as otherwise expressly provided in this act, this act shall take effect upon becoming a law
Last Action: 2/27/2025 Senate - Filed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/27/2025 Senate - Filed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/27/2025 Senate • Filed
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SB 1490, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/27/2025 at 8:58 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (4)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 1085 Children's Medical Services Program Oliver Identical Last Action: 2/25/2025 H Filed 
S 1166 Services for Medically Needy Children Harrell Similar Last Action: 2/25/2025 S Withdrawn prior to introduction
H 1299 Department of Health Yarkosky Compare Last Action: 2/27/2025 H Filed
S 1270 Department of Health Collins Compare Last Action: 2/26/2025 S Filed
Citations - Statutes (33)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 391.016 Purposes and functions. Page 7 (pdf) 391.021 Definitions. Page 8 (pdf) 391.025 Applicability and scope. Page 8 (pdf) 391.026 Powers and duties of the department. Page 9 (pdf), Page 12 (pdf) 391.028 Administration. Page 12 (pdf) 391.029 Program eligibility. Page 12 (pdf) 391.0315 Benefits. Page 13 (pdf) 391.035 Provider qualifications. Page 13 (pdf) 391.037 Physicians; private sector services. Page 13 (pdf) 391.045 Reimbursement. Page 13 (pdf) 391.047 Third-party payments. Page 14 (pdf) 391.055 Service delivery systems. Page 14 (pdf) 391.071 Quality of care requirements. Page 14 (pdf) 391.097 Research and evaluation. Page 14 (pdf) 391.221 Statewide Children’s Medical Services Network Advisory Council. Page 14 (pdf) 391.223 Technical advisory panels. Page 14 (pdf) 409.166 Children within the child welfare system; adoption assistance program. Page 14 (pdf) 409.811 Definitions relating to Florida Kidcare Act. Page 15 (pdf) 409.813 Health benefits coverage; program components; entitlement and nonentitlement. Page 15 (pdf) 409.8134 Program expenditure ceiling; enrollment. Page 16 (pdf) 409.814 Eligibility. Page 16 (pdf) 409.815 Health benefits coverage; limitations. Page 17 (pdf) 409.8177 Program evaluation. Page 18 (pdf) 409.818 Administration. Page 18 (pdf) 409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 4 (pdf) 409.912 Cost-effective purchasing of health care. Page 19 (pdf) 409.9126 Children with special health care needs. Page 22 (pdf) 409.9131 Special provisions relating to integrity of the Medicaid program. Page 22 (pdf) 409.920 Medicaid provider fraud. Page 23 (pdf) 409.962 Definitions. Page 23 (pdf) 409.968 Managed care plan payments. Page 24 (pdf) 409.972 Mandatory and voluntary enrollment. Page 24 (pdf) 409.974 Eligible plans. Page 6 (pdf)