Children's Mental Health
Summary
Children's Mental Health; Requires DCF & AHCA to identify children & adolescents who use crisis stabilization services & to meet behavioral health needs of such children & adolescents; requires development of plans promoting coordinated system of care for certain services; requires testing of provider network databases maintained by Medicaid managed care plans; requires verification of use of certain strategies & outreach before student is removed from school, school transportation, or school-sponsored activity under specified circumstances; provides exception; requires DCF & AHCA to assess quality of care provided in crisis stabilization units.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Jun 2020
Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Signed Jun 27, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Mar 12, 2020 · House Mar 6, 2020
How they voted
20–0
Passed
Total votes 20
Mar 12, 2020
D
Democratic12
100% Yea
R
Republican8
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
12
Committee
10
Jun 27, 2020
Signed into law
Approved by Governor
legislature
Mar 12, 2020
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
upper
Mar 6, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS passed as amended; YEAS 110 NAYS 0
lower
Mar 5, 2020
Lower · Passed
Amendment(s) adopted (396855)
lower
Feb 26, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS/CS by- Health and Human Services Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
lower
Feb 24, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health and Human Services Committee, 02/26/20, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Health and Human Services Committee
lower
Feb 4, 2020
Lower · Passed
Favorable by Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 31, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/04/20, 12:00 pm, Sumner Hall
lower
Jan 21, 2020
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
lower
Jan 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
CS by Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; YEAS 15 NAYS 0
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Introduced
Introduced
lower
Jan 14, 2020
Lower · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee, 01/16/20, 9:00 am, 12 HOB
lower
Jan 3, 2020
Committee
Referred to Children, Families and Seniors Subcommittee; Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee; Health and Human Services Committee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Silvers
DDemocratic
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