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A battle over transgender people’s rights in the United States has focused attention mostly on youth. But for many transgender seniors, it’s brought new fears to their plans for retirement and old age.
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The state has sought a stay on an injunction that would require Florida's Medicaid program to provide 90% of the private-duty nursing hours to help children live in family homes or communities instead of nursing homes.
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On this week's Florida Roundup, we discuss Florida’s new Black history standards, challenges to public beach access and the decade-long legal battle over housing kids in Florida's nursing homes.
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The federal judge wrote that he is “not persuaded that Florida will suffer irreparable damage without a stay," but that noncompliance can bring substantial harm to institutionalized children.
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A key part of the decision would require the state to increase the availability of private-duty nursing that could help children receive care outside of nursing homes. The state says complying is "impossible."
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The state quickly launched an appeal after a federal judge ruled Friday that Florida has violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and needs to make changes to keep children with “complex” medical conditions out of nursing homes.
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Friday’s ruling said about 140 children in the Medicaid program are in three nursing homes in Pinellas and Broward counties. It also said more than 1,800 children are considered at risk of being institutionalized.
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The law allows qualified CNAs to administer “routine” medications to residents, freeing up registered nurses to provide other needed care.
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A civil rights lawsuit filed by the Justice Department against regulators a decade ago has finally gone to trial, and the judge looks set to remove 140 children from nursing homes in Broward and Pinellas.
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The vote was unanimous, 39-0 vote. A similar bill in the House will soon be up for a vote. If signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, it would take effect July 1.
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The 19-0 vote by the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee moves the legislation to a vote by the full state Senate. The House will also vote on a matching bill.
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Said Sen. Gayle Harrell (R-Stuart)" "This is exactly what we want to do to build our workforce."