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S1560 · Medical Placement for High-acuity Children

2026 Session
Last action Feb. 19, 2026
Sponsor: Simon, Corey Companion: H475 (Compare)

Medical Placement for High-acuity Children; 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.

Withdrawn from further consideration -SJ 356 Effective July 1, 2026 View original ↗