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Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

HB 1085: Children's Medical Services Program

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1085 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on February 25, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Children's Medical Services Program. Primary sponsor: Vanessa Oliver (Republican), Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Health Care Budget Subcommittee. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (April 30, 2025): Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1490 (Ch. 2025-88).

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Children's Medical Services Program; Transfers operation of Children's Medical Services Managed Care Plan from DOH to AHCA, effective on specified date; provides construction as to judicial & administrative actions pending as of specified date & time; requires department's Children's Medical Services (CMS) program to collaborate with agency in care of children & youth with special health care needs; requires CMS program to conduct certain clinical eligibility screenings & provide ongoing consultation to agency for specified purpose; requires agency to implement approved waiver amendment subject to certain conditions; authorizes agency to adopt rules; requires agency to submit results of evaluation to Governor & Legislature by specified date; requires ACHA to develop comprehensive plan to redesign Florida Medicaid Model Waiver for home & community-based services to include children who receive private duty nursing services; providing requirements for the redesign of waiver program; requires agency to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Vanessa OliverPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse76
Health Care Facilities & Systems SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Health Care Budget SubcommitteePrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Fiona McFarlandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse73

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1490 (Ch. 2025-88)
  2. Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3. Bill released to House Calendar
  4. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
  5. Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
  6. Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  7. Now in Health & Human Services Committee
  8. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
  9. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
  10. CS Filed
  11. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
  12. Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee

Showing 12 most recent of 29 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source