HB 1229: Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children

GENERAL BILL by Oliver

Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children; Provides licensure & application requirements; requires AHCA to require certain background screening for certain persons; requires access to medically complex children's home at reasonable times for certain persons; requires agency to issue provisional license to newly licensed provider for specified timeframe; authorizes agency to issue conditional license for specified timeframe to licensed provider for specified reasons; requires agency to conduct inspections; provides rulemaking authority, procedures, & requirements; provides eligibility requirements to qualify for admission to medically complex children's home; provides uniform firesafety standards, emergency preparedness requirements, & construction standards; provides for denial, suspension, & revocation of license; provides for administrative fines; requires AHCA, by specified date, to review & determine eligibility for specified criminal history checks; requires Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse to share eligibility determinations with specified agencies.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/8/2026 09:47 AM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 1438 by Harrell Agency for Health Care Administration Last Action: 1/8/2026 S Filed	Similar

• Citations - Statute (13)

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  400.051	Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part.	Page 15 (pdf)
  400.9991		Page 3 (pdf)
  400.9992		Page 3 (pdf)
  400.9993		Page 4 (pdf)
  400.9994		Page 5 (pdf)
  400.9995		Page 8 (pdf)
  400.9996		Page 10 (pdf)
  400.9997		Page 11 (pdf)
  400.9998		Page 12 (pdf)
  408.802	Applicability.	Page 15 (pdf)
  408.820	Exemptions.	Page 16 (pdf)
  408.823	In-person visitation.	Page 16 (pdf)
  435.12	Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.	Page 14 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/8/2026

  H

  • Filed