Bill Summary

SB 1156 Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Harrell Co Sponsors: Sharief CS Sponsors: Health Policy, Fiscal Policy
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Summary
Home Health Aide for Medically Fragile Children Program; Providing requirements for the annual assessment of the home health aide for medically fragile children program; revising the utilization cap of a Medicaid fee schedule; requiring a home health aide for medically fragile children who works more than 40 hours per week to provide specified justification; requiring the agency to seek federal approval and implement federal waivers and state plan amendments for specified purposes, etc. Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
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committees of reference
   S Health Policy
   S Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
   S Fiscal Policy
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Actions
02/25/25
SENATE
Filed
03/03/25
SENATE
Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
03/27/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 K
04/01/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Health Policy; 10 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/03/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/03/25
SENATE
Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services
04/07/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 K
04/10/25
SENATE
Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; 8 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/11/25
SENATE
Now in Fiscal Policy
04/17/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 K
04/22/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Fiscal Policy; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/23/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C2) Filed
04/23/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/23/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/25
04/29/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (347492); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 37 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/29/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/29/25
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/29/25
HOUSE 
Received; Referred to House Calendar
04/29/25
HOUSE 
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/30/25
04/30/25
HOUSE 
Read Second Time; Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 113 Yeas / 0 Nays)
04/30/25
SENATE
Ordered enrolled
04/30/25
SENATE
Enrolled Text (ER) Filed
06/18/25
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor (Governor must act on this bill by 07/03/25)
06/23/25
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Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2025-171
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bill text & filed amendments
1156
Filed on 02/25/25
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Amendment 735504 DE
Harrell
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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1156C1
Filed on 04/03/25
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Amendment 558220 DE
Harrell
Filed on 04/21/25
Replaced by CS
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1156C2
Filed on 04/23/25
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Amendment 347492
Harrell
Filed on 04/26/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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1156E1
Filed on 04/29/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
1156ER
Filed on 04/30/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
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Statute Citations
400.462
400.4765
400.54
409.903
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