SB 248 (2016) -  Medical Assistance Funding for Lawfully Residing Children

General Bill by Garcia (CO-SPONSORS) Gaetz; Soto
Medical Assistance Funding for Lawfully Residing Children: Defining the term “lawfully residing child”; revising eligibility for the Florida Kidcare program to conform to changes made by the act; clarifying that undocumented immigrants are excluded from eligibility; providing eligibility for optional payments for medical assistance and related services for certain lawfully residing children; clarifying that undocumented immigrants are excluded from eligibility for optional Medicaid payments or related services, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/11/16 S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65) on Friday, March 11, 2016 6:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Health Policy
    • On agenda for: 11/02/15 4:00 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
    • On agenda for: 11/18/15 10:00 AM
    • Recommendation: Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0
  • Appropriations

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 89 Subject: Florida Kidcare Program Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 5101 Subject: Health Care Services Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 2508 Subject: Health Care Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 11/18/2015 2:33:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services 11/17/2015 9:29:48 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 11/3/2015 10:31:57 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Health Policy 10/30/2015 2:42:19 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5101 (Ch. 2016-65) Time: 03/11/2016 - 6:45 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 21 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations -SJ 128 Time: 11/18/2015 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 128 Time: 11/18/2015 - 11:13 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services, 11/18/15, 10:00 am, 401 Senate Office Building Time: 11/09/2015 - 2:36 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services -SJ 125 Time: 11/03/2015 - 11:47 AM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 125 Time: 11/02/2015 - 4:50 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 11/02/15, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 10/26/2015 - 11:44 AM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations -SJ 21 Time: 09/17/2015 - 1:54 PM Member: Committee: Health Policy Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 09/09/2015 - 3:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
409.811 CS/HB 89, SB 2508, HB 5101
409.814 CS/HB 89, SB 2508, HB 5101
409.904 CS/HB 89, HB 629, SB 856, SB 880, SB 2508, HB 5101
624.91 CS/HB 89, SB 2508, HB 5101