CS/CS/SB 320 (2012) -  Background Screening

General Bill by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations and Children, Families, and Elder Affairs and Storms (CO-SPONSORS) Thrasher; Rich
Background Screening: Providing that mental health personnel working in a facility licensed under ch. 395, F.S., who work on an intermittent basis for less than 15 hours per week of direct, face-to-face contact with patients are exempt from the fingerprinting and screening requirements under certain conditions; requiring background screening and rescreening of certain persons having contact with vulnerable persons; authorizing an employer to hire an employee to a position that otherwise requires background screening before the completion of the screening process for the purpose of training the employee; prohibiting the employee from having direct contact with vulnerable persons until the screening process is complete, etc.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Event: 03/06/12 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 943 (Ch. 2012-73) -SJ 880 on Tuesday, March 6, 2012 10:30 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
    • On agenda for: 01/31/12
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 6   Nays 0
  • Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 02/28/12 10:45 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/CS/CS/HB 943 Subject: Background Screening Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1091 Subject: Medicaid Provider Accountability Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/HB 1419 Subject: Health Care Facilities Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1316 Subject: Health Care Relationship: Compare
Bill #: CS/CS/SB 1884 Subject: Health Regulation by the Agency for Health Care Administration Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 2
  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 688776 , Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, Gaetz Date Filed: 02/27/12, Line#: 485 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/29/2012 04:10 PM
    • A 879678 , Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, Gaetz Date Filed: 02/27/12, Line#: 720 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/29/2012 04:10 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 601956 , Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, Storms Date Filed: 01/30/12, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 02/01/2012 02:35 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations 2/29/2012 4:05:30 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations 2/27/2012 1:49:26 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 2/1/2012 2:03:08 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Children, Families, and Elder Affairs 1/30/2012 2:12:45 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 943 (Ch. 2012-73) -SJ 880 Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 943 -SJ 880 Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 879 Time: 03/06/2012 - 10:29 AM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/12 Time: 03/02/2012 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 03/01/2012 - 5:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 03/01/2012 - 2:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Withdrawn from Budget -SJ 743 Time: 03/01/2012 - 2:42 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 722 Time: 02/29/2012 - 9:43 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 722 Time: 02/29/2012 - 4:40 PM Member: Committee: Version: c2
Event: S CS/CS by Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 722 Time: 02/28/2012 - 2:18 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations, 02/28/12, 10:45 am, 110 Senate Office Building Time: 02/23/2012 - 9:17 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations Time: 02/03/2012 - 12:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Subreferred to Budget Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Appropriations -SJ 328 Time: 02/03/2012 - 12:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Now in Budget -SJ 314 Time: 02/02/2012 - 9:19 AM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs read 1st time -SJ 314 Time: 02/01/2012 - 6:23 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 02/01/2012 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S CS by Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; YEAS 6 NAYS 0 -SJ 314 Time: 01/31/2012 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 01/31/12, 15 minutes after recess of session, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 01/26/2012 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 32 Time: 01/10/2012 - 8:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Budget -SJ 32 Time: 10/04/2011 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/21/2011 - 11:59 AM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
394.4572 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
408.809 HB 389, SB 664, CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, CS/CS/SB 1416, CS/CS/HB 1419*, CS/CS/SB 1884, CS/HB 7027*
409.1757 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1261*, CS/CS/SB 2084
409.221 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, HB 1091, CS/CS/SB 1316
413.20 CS/SB 460, CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, HB 991, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1261*, CS/CS/SB 2084
413.208 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
430.0402 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
435.02 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
435.04 CS/HB 137, SB 234, CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, CS/CS/HB 1173, CS/SB 1846
435.06 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, CS/CS/SB 1416, CS/HB 7027*
435.12 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
456.0135 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
464.203 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
943.05 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*
943.053 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, SB 1536
943.0585 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1261*, CS/CS/SB 2084
943.059 CS/CS/CS/HB 943*, CS/CS/CS/CS/HB 1261*, CS/CS/SB 2084

(*) Not the latest version