HB 1013: Home Health Services
GENERAL BILL by Franklin
Home Health Services; Requires each nurse registry to provide specified disclosure to clients at certain times; authorizes AHCA to adopt rules; prohibits nurse registry from using certain terms; provides requirements for marketing & advertising of nurse registry; requires each nurse registry to file current fee schedule with agency & provide schedule to patients before initiating services; provides requirements for fee schedule; authorizes agency to impose administrative sanctions; provides that registered homemakers & companion service providers are subject to initial & periodic inspections by AHCA for certain purposes; provides requirements for such inspections; provides requirements for marketing & advertising of homemakers & companion service providers ; requires companion & homemaker service providers to use specified phrase & certain disclaimer in specified materials & display its state registration number in all marketing & advertising; requires companion service providers to maintain certain records for each client & report to agency any adverse incidents or complaints; requires agency to establish procedures for investigating complaints; authorizes agency to conduct unannounced visits & impose certain fines under certain circumstances; removes nurse registries from definition of term "low-risk provider"; prohibits nurse registries from receiving commission or fee.
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 1/5/2026 House • Filed
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HB 1013, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 1/5/2026 at 3:40 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: None Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills S 1068 Home Health Services Calatayud Similar Last Action: 1/5/2026 S Filed 
Citations - Statutes (4)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 400.506 Licensure of nurse registries; requirements; penalties. Page 2 (pdf) 400.509 Registration of particular service providers exempt from licensure; certificate of registration; regulation of registrants. Page 5 (pdf) 408.803 Definitions. Page 7 (pdf) 817.505 Patient brokering prohibited; exceptions; penalties. Page 8 (pdf)