• Introduced
    Nov 19, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 475
Florida House Bill
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Medical Placement for High-acuity Children; Requires specific needs of high-acuity child to be considered when determining child's best interest; revises role of & services provided by Child Protection Teams & multidisciplinary teams; requires multidisciplinary team staffing for placement decisions of high-acuity child; provides process for if multidisciplinary team cannot reach consensus on plan for placement of high-acuity child; requires licensed health care professional to perform medical screening; requires judge to place high-acuity child in medical placement after child is evaluated; requires court to set emergency evidentiary hearing under certain circumstances; provides for certain types of medical beds; provides requirements for medical placement; requires certain consent & authorization be obtained & documented; requires court to conduct periodic reviews during duration of medical placement; requires high-acuity child's case plan be updated within specified timeframe; prohibits medical placement from exceeding specified number of days except; provides that high-acuity child maintains certain rights; requires department to collect certain data; requires department to submit to Legislature specified annual report; provides that high-acuity child is eligible for Children's Medical Services program & Children's Medical Services Safety Net program; requires that high-acuity child be placed in category 1 for priority purposes of Medicaid waiver services.
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House • Nov 24, 2025: Now in Human Services Subcommittee
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  • Nov 24, 2025 | House
    • Referred to Human Services Subcommittee
    • Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Human Services Subcommittee
  • Nov 19, 2025 | House
    • Filed
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