Rep. Joe Casello

Obesity Treatment and Diabetes Prevention; Requires AHCA to provide certain treatments for chronic disease of obesity; provides for coverage of & access to such treatments; authorizes rulemaking; provides construction; requires AHCA to provide coverage through Medicaid reimbursement for diabetes prevention program; authorizes DOH to apply for state plan amendment.

State University Student Fee Waivers; Requires state universities to waive specified fees for graduate students who meet specified full-time equivalent appointment requirement.

School Mental Health; Requires minimum ratios of school psychologists & of certified school counselors, school social workers, or other licensed mental health professionals to students in certain grades, respectively, beginning with specified school year.

End-of-life Options ; Establishes procedure to allow adult who has mental capacity & who has terminal condition & who makes fully informed decision that he or she no longer wants to live, to obtain medication to end his or her life; provides requirements for health care providers, health care facilities & DOH.

Coverage of Dental Services under the Medicaid Program; Revises adult dental services that are paid by AHCA as optional Medicaid services; requires agency to reimburse Medicaid providers at specified rate for covered adult dental services; requires agency to seek federal approval; requires agency to implement statewide Medicaid prepaid dental health program for children & adults; provides requirements for benefits under program.

Maddy summaryThis bill changes the definition of "cancer" in firefighter benefits law to include acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Firefighters diagnosed with AML will now qualify for expanded treatment benefits under existing programs. The key provision revises the legal definition to add AML to the list of covered cancers, directly affecting firefighters in the state who develop this specific cancer. This creates a concrete policy change for benefit eligibility without altering other aspects of the program.

Elections; Revising provisions related to elections including elected positions, administration of election law & investigation of violations, voters rights, voter registration, vote-by-mail, ballot types, and Election Day holiday.

Electronic Payment of Public Records Fees; Requires certain agencies to provide electronic option for payment of fees associated with public records requests.

Preventing the Spread of Avian Influenza; Creates Be Ready Task Force within DOH for specified purpose; provides for membership & meetings of task force; requires task force to develop specified recommendations; providing that task force members are entitled to receive reimbursement for per diem & travel expenses; requires task force to submit report of its recommendations to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides for dissolution of task force.

Deferred and Unpaid Taxes; Limits specified tax deferral to properties with just value of $1 million or less; increases minimum value of tax certificate that may be sold at public auction or by electronic sale.