SB 1438: Agency for Health Care Administration

GENERAL BILL by Harrell

Agency for Health Care Administration; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to require certain background screening for certain persons; providing eligibility requirements for admission to a medically complex children’s home; providing for the denial, suspension, and revocation of a license; requiring the agency, by a specified date, to review and determine eligibility for specified criminal history checks, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 1/8/2026 12:14 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1229 by Oliver Residential Homes for Medically or Technologically Dependent Children Last Action: 1/8/2026 H Filed	Similar

• Citations - Statute (13)

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  400.051	Homes or institutions exempt from the provisions of this part.	Page 13 (pdf)
  400.9991		Page 2 (pdf)
  400.9992		Page 3 (pdf)
  400.9993		Page 3 (pdf)
  400.9994		Page 4 (pdf)
  400.9995		Page 6 (pdf)
  400.9996		Page 8 (pdf)
  400.9997		Page 9 (pdf)
  400.9998		Page 10 (pdf)
  408.802	Applicability.	Page 13 (pdf)
  408.820	Exemptions.	Page 13 (pdf)
  408.823	In-person visitation.	Page 14 (pdf)
  435.12	Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse.	Page 12 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/8/2026

  S

  • Filed