SB 1540 Florida Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Maternal Health Outcomes

Summary

Maternal Health Outcomes; Revising the Department of Health’s duties under the Closing the Gap grant program; requiring the department to establish telehealth minority maternity care pilot programs in Duval County and Orange County by a specified date; requiring the pilot programs to provide specified telehealth services, or coordinate with prenatal home visiting programs to provide specified services, to eligible pregnant women for a specified period; requiring the department’s Division of Community Health Promotion and Office of Minority Health and Health Equity to apply for certain federal funding, etc.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 2, 2021 Last action Apr 21, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 21, 2021

Upper · Passed

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1381 (Ch. 2021-238)

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Apr 15, 2021

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 20 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 14, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 12, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 2, 2021

Upper · Passed

Original reference(s) removed: Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

upper

Mar 31, 2021

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/31/21, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building

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Mar 2, 2021

Introduced

upper

Mar 2, 2021

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors