Florida Senate Bill 1560: Medical Placement for High-acuity Children

Florida · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

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.

Latest action

Withdrawn from further consideration (2026-02-19)

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