Home Health Care Services Under the Medicaid Program; Authorizes AHCA to pay for attendant care nursing & private duty nursing services under Medicaid program under certain circumstances; exempts certain home health agencies providing only such services from Medicare certification or its accreditation equivalent.
Rep. Traci Koster
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Health Insurance Coverage by Out-of-state Insurers; Authorizes foreign insurers that have secured regulatory approval from United States territory regulatory authority to transact health insurance; provides that such insurance transactions & insurers are subject to other provisions of Florida Insurance Code under certain circumstances; exempts insurers from insurance-specific taxes; defines "territory of United States."
Refusal to Submit to Breath, Urine, or Blood Test; Requires person arrested for DUI who refuses to submit to lawful test of his or her breath to be subject to mandatory placement of ignition interlock device at his or her own expense for specified period; requires certain information to be contained in notice of suspension; decreases period during which person whose driver license is suspended for failure to submit to breath, urine, or blood test is not eligible to receive license for business or employment purposes only; waives requirement for ignition interlock device under certain circumstances; directs DHSMV to require placement of ignition interlock device before issuing permanent or restricted driver license to person who refused to submit to lawful test of his or her breath.
Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated Persons; Revises requirements for when petition seeking compensation must be filed; requires prosecuting authority to petition Governor to appoint substitute prosecuting authority under certain circumstances; provides deceased person's heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file petition; revises compensation eligibility requirements; revises requirements for awarding compensation & continuing appropriations.
Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.
Student Online Personal Information Protection; Prohibits operators from knowingly engaging in specified activities relating to students' covered information; provides exception; specifies duties of operator; provides circumstances under which operator may disclose students' covered information; & provides for enforcement under Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act by DLA.
Domestic Violence; Requires court with jurisdiction over dissolution of marriage proceeding to consider factors in deciding whether shared parental responsibility is detrimental to child; provides additional conduct relating to domestic violence which court must consider when ordering parenting plan; provides additional factor court must consider in determining whether petitioner of domestic violence injunction is in imminent danger.
Florida Retirement System; Revises provisions relating to Special Risk Class normal retirement date, DROP participation, interest accrual rates, COLA, employer retirement contribution rates, investment plan member accounts, member disability coverage, & line-of-duty death benefit coverage.
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates 98 Points of Light Way in Miami-Dade County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Cove Behavioral Health Mobile Health Services Vehicle; Provides an appropriation for the Cove Behavioral Health Mobile Health Services Vehicle. APPROPRIATION: $181,871