SB 1560 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Medical Placement for High-acuity Children

Summary
Medical Placement for High-acuity Children; Requiring that specific needs of a high-acuity child be considered when determining a child’s best interest; revising the role of and services provided by a Child Protection Team; providing for the placement of a high-acuity child; revising the goals of multidisciplinary teams; revising the participants in a multidisciplinary team; requiring a licensed health care professional to perform a medical screening for certain conditions on a child who is removed from the home and maintained in an out-of-home placement, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
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Governor
Introduced Jan 22, 2026 Last action Feb 19, 2026
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Jan 22, 2026
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Introduced
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Jan 16, 2026
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Referred to Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
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Corey Simon
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