SB 1736 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Insulin Administration by Direct-support Professionals and Relatives

Summary
Insulin Administration by Direct-support Professionals and Relatives; Defining the term “direct-support professional”; authorizing direct-support professionals and relatives of clients in group home facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities to administer insulin as prescribed to the client if specified conditions are met, etc.
Bill status in committee 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 23, 2025
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What changed between versions

S 1736 c1 S 1736 c2 · 3 edits
MINOR
This bill version adds new committee sponsors and slightly modifies formatting while keeping the core substance of SB 1736 unchanged. The primary substantive change is an expanded definition of insulin administration in Section 2(4), now explicitly including syringe administration from vials in addition to insulin pens. The bill continues to authorize direct-support professionals and relatives to administer insulin in group home facilities under specific training and policy requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on insulin administration by direct-support professionals and relatives in group home facilities for individuals with developmental disabilities, with no substantive change to eligibility criteria or applicability.
REQUIREMENT

Section 2(4) now explicitly includes syringe administration from vials alongside insulin pen administration when defining what constitutes insulin administration under the bill.

TECHNICAL

Added new committee sponsors (Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Senators Sharief and Bradley) and updated bill metadata including committee name and bill number.

Added Section 3 and Section 4 which amend existing statutes 393.506 and 1002.394 regarding medication administration by unlicensed providers and disability definitions in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 16, 2025

How they voted

230
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 25
Apr 16, 2025
D Democratic5
4 Yea 1
80% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican19
18 Yea 1
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
21
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 16, 2025
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (23-0-2)
senate
Apr 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/16/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
upper
Mar 19, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Children, Families, and Elder Affairs, 03/19/25, 9:00 am, 301 Senate Building
upper
Mar 10, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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