Rep. Alex Rizo

Children with Developmental Disabilities ; Revises scope of the Dr. & Mrs. Alfonse & Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening & Services Grant Program to allow grant funds to be used for screenings, referrals for treatment,& related services for autism; revises requirements for annual grant application submitted by DOH for Early Steps Program to conform to changes made by act; provides purpose for Early Steps Extended Option; authorizes department to implement Early Steps Extended Option regardless of certain federal funding; requires University of Florida Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment to fund specialized summer programs for children with autism spectrum disorder; creates University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment.

Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program ; Provides requirements for annual assessment of home health aide for medically fragile children program; revises program training requirements; requires employing home health agency to provide specified training & ensure each home health aide for medically fragile children holds & maintains specified certification; revises utilization cap of Medicaid fee schedule; requires home health aide for medically fragile children who works more than 40 hours per week to provide specified justification; provides requirements for AHCA to seek federal approval & federal waiver for specified purposes; requires agency to seek federal approval & implement federal waivers & state plan amendments for specified purposes.

Refund of Overpayments Made by Patients ; Requires certain licensees & practitioners to refund to patient any overpayment within specified timeframe; authorizes AHCA to impose administrative fine for failure to refund patient overpayment; revises acts that constitute grounds for disciplinary actions for health care practitioners.

Electrocardiograms for Student Athletes; Authorizes certain out-of-state licensed practitioners to conduct medical evaluations; requires certain students to receive electrocardiogram to participate in interscholastic athletic competition; provides exemption from such procedure; & provides immunity from liability.

Young Adults who are Homeless or were in the Child Welfare System; Requires each Florida College System institution & state university, in consultation with State Office on Homelessness, to develop plan to prioritize placement of certain students in residence halls or dormitory residences; provides responsibilities for Office of Continuing Care, Florida College System institutions, & state universities; requires that certain institutions & universities give priority to certain students for housing & work-study opportunities; prohibits institutions & universities from requiring cosigner or guarantor to obtain housing for certain students; requires certain entities to administer certain federal programs & vouchers; provides requirements for administering such programs & vouchers; requires specified entities to document certain actions & provide certain assurances to landlords.

Holocaust Remembrance Day; Requires Governor to proclaim specified day annually as "Holocaust Remembrance Day"; authorizes "Holocaust Remembrance Day" to be observed in this state's public schools & be observed by public exercise as Governor may designate; authorizes specified instruction.

Maddy summaryHB 421, titled "Peer Support for First Responders," revises the definition of "first responder." This bill expands the current definition to include specified support personnel. The purpose of this change is to ensure these support personnel are eligible for and can receive peer support services.

Maddy summaryHB 575 proposes a change in the official designation of a major body of water. If enacted, the bill would rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

Gulf of America; Requires state agencies to update geographic materials to reflect new federal designation of "Gulf of Mexico" as "Gulf of America"; & requires instructional materials & library media center collections adopted or acquired by certain entities on or after specified date to reflect new federal designation of "Gulf of Mexico" as "Gulf of America".

Interstate Safety; Prohibits driver from operating motor vehicle in furthermost left-hand lane of certain roadways except under certain circumstances; provides penalty.