SB 1560

Florida Senate bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: February 19, 2026.

Medical Placement for High-acuity Children.

Bill ID FL-2026-SB-1560
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
Senate failed 2026-02-19
Healthcare
Summary

Medical Placement for High-acuity Children; Requiring that specific needs of a high-acuity child be considered when determining a child’s best interest; revising the role of and services provided by a Child Protection Team; providing for the placement of a high-acuity child; revising the goals of multidisciplinary teams; revising the participants in a multidisciplinary team; requiring a licensed health care professional to perform a medical screening for certain conditions on a child who is removed from the home and maintained in an out-of-home placement, etc.

Sponsor
Simon
Official Source Back to Bills
Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-01-22 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-02-19 Status failed
2026-02-19 Latest Action Senate - Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 356
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