Insurance Coverage for Hearing Aids for Children; Requires individual health insurance policies & individual HMOs to provide coverage for hearing aids for children 18 years of age or younger; specifies coverage requirements; provides insured & subscriber are responsible for certain costs that exceed policy limit.
Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Florida Kidcare program; requires applicant seeking coverage under program to provide specified documentation under certain circumstances; requires that premiums for certain enrollees under program be based on tiered system of uniform premiums.
Tenant Safety; Revises what constitutes reasonable notice for repairs of dwelling units; requires operator of apartments to provide tenant or prospective tenant with certain background screening information; requires operator to provide tenant with list of employees or contractors & post such list on grounds of apartment or apartment's website; requires such operator to maintain, & make accessible to certain persons & during discovery, list that accounts for information for specified time period; requires licensee to provide Division of Hotels & Restaurants with certain information during its annual inspection.
Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines; Prohibits sale, transfer, or possession of assault weapon or large-capacity magazine; requires certificates of possession for assault weapons or large-capacity magazines lawfully possessed before specified date; limits sales or transfers of assault weapons or large-capacity magazines documented by such certificates; provides enhanced penalties for offenses committed with assault weapon or large-capacity magazine.
Background Screenings; Revising provisions related to background screenings for certain persons who have access to children; the use of the Care Provider Screening Clearing House; sharing of information; development of identification methods; & expunged & sealed criminal history records; provides appropriations & authorizes positions. APPROPRIATION: $866,431
In-person Visitation; Requires providers to establish visitation policies & procedures within specified timeframe; provides requirements for policies & procedures; authorizes resident, client, or patient to designate essential caregiver; authorizes providers to suspend in-person visits under certain circumstances; requires providers to provide policies & procedures to AHCA; requires providers to make policies & procedures accessible from homepage of their websites.
Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs; Creates Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs Program within FDLE; requires FDLE to contract with nonprofit corporation to administer & manage program; specifies requirements for nonprofit corporation & disbursement of funds for veterinary care of eligible retired law enforcement dogs. APPROPRIATION: $300,000
Children with Developmental Delays; Revises definition of term "exceptional student" to include additional students with developmental delays.
Veteran Suicide Prevention Training; Requires DVA to establish Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program; provides purpose; requires participants to receive training; requires DVA to contract to develop training curriculum; requires DVA to oversee process for administering training & certifying participants; requires report to Legislature; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $500,000
High School Graduation Requirements in Personal Finance; Revises required credits for standard high school diploma to include one-half credit of instruction in personal financial literacy & money management & seven & one-half, rather than eight, credits in electives; authorizes students to earn one-half credit in personal financial literacy & money management as elective.
