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Under the proposal, public and private colleges and universities would be shielded from lawsuits stemming from campuses being shut down during the pandemic and students being forced to learn online.
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The state learned this week that it will receive about $400 million in additional federal Medicaid funds, but lawmakers so far haven’t included it in a proposed budget they are trying to finalize.
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The House and Senate proposals deal with the Neurological Injury Compensation Association, or NICA, that was set up in the 1980s to pay for the care of infants with neurologial injuries.
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House and Senate differences remain on proposals to extend Medicaid benefits for postpartum women and earmarks for hospitals and nursing homes.
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House Speaker Chris Sprowls wants to extend Medicaid coverage for mothers after giving birth from the current two months to a year.
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The measure, intended to “minimize the negative effects of extended emergencies,” now includes rules that bar businesses from requiring proof of vaccination or recovery.
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The measure would require the Medicaid program to pay Medicare deductibles and cost sharing for non-emergency transportation services.
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The bill would broaden the “scope of practice” for physician assistants, authorize them to prescribe 14-day supplies of psychiatric controlled substances for minors and bill insurers for services.
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A proposal to keep many of the state’s pandemic-era telehealth practices in place is moving forward, but some say a few important provisions aren't in the legislation.
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State Rep. Omari Hardy, D-West Palm Beach, and Rep. Dotie Joseph, D-North Miami, are among those to express their disappointment in the health spending proposal.