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SB 1560: Medical Placement for High-acuity Children

GENERAL BILL by Simon

Medical Placement for High-acuity Children; Requiring that specific needs of a high-acuity child be considered when determining a child’s best interest; revising the role of and services provided by a Child Protection Team; providing for the placement of a high-acuity child; revising the goals of multidisciplinary teams; revising the participants in a multidisciplinary team; requiring a licensed health care professional to perform a medical screening for certain conditions on a child who is removed from the home and maintained in an out-of-home placement, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/19/2026 Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 356
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services (AHS)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
1/9/2026 Senate • Filed
1/16/2026 Senate • Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
1/22/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/11/2026 Senate • Pending withdrawal
2/19/2026 Senate • Withdrawn from Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 356
• Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 356