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FL S1630

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/9/2026

Primary Sponsor

Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames "aging resource centers" as "aging and disability resource centers" and expands their scope to serve adults with disabilities in addition to elderly persons

  • Replaces the Medicaid long-term care "wait list" with a "pre-enrollment list" system, with aging and disability resource center personnel responsible for placing and releasing eligible clients

  • Prohibits area agencies on aging from directly providing core services unless the designated lead agency is unable to perform or during a state of emergency with department approval

  • Caps administrative employee salaries at area agencies on aging at 150 percent of the Department of Elderly Affairs secretary's annual salary when funded by state or state-appropriated federal funds

  • Creates the Florida Alzheimer's Center of Excellence to provide services and support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, with authorization to provide direct services or contract for service provision

Legislative Description

Aging and Disability Services

Last Action

Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 1121

3/11/2026

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Policy2/12/2026
Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services1/28/2026

Full Bill Text

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