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FL S0174
Bill
Status
Introduced
10/11/2023
Primary Sponsor
Daniel Burgess
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AI Summary
- Expands eligibility for the Veterans' Domiciliary Home of Florida and veterans' nursing homes to include spouses, surviving spouses of veterans, and parents of a child who died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces
- Adds spouses and surviving spouses of veterans as a new priority category for admittance to both domiciliary and nursing home facilities
- Adds parents of children who died during Armed Forces service as the lowest admittance priority category, below spouses and surviving spouses
- Revises key statutory definitions of "applicant," "resident," and "domiciliary care" to replace veteran-specific language with broader terms encompassing the newly eligible individuals
- Effective date of July 1, 2024
Legislative Description
Veterans' Long Term Care Facilities Admissions
Last Action
Laid on Table, refer to HB 725
2/21/2024
Committee Referrals
Fiscal Policy1/11/2024
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services11/14/2023
Full Bill Text
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