FL S7076

Establishes a program of family-centered services and supports for medically complex children within the Department of Children and Families, including outreach, early intervention, care coordination, respite care, and direct home care.

Defines "medical neglect" as failure to provide needed care recommended by a health care practitioner, with exceptions when parents made reasonable attempts to obtain services or recommended care offers limited net benefit compared to side effects.

Requires child protection teams evaluating medical neglect reports to include a physician with experience treating children with the same medical condition and mandates investigations use a family-centered approach to assess family capacity to meet children's health needs.

Authorizes the Department of Children and Families to place medically complex children in medical foster homes and requires coordination with the Agency for Health Care Administration and Department of Health to provide home and community-based services comparable in scope to out-of-home placement.

Requires Medicaid managed care plans serving children in Department of Children and Families custody to maintain complete medical, dental, and behavioral health information and provide it to the department for compliance monitoring.