Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1029: Maternal Health and Early Learning
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires DOH to establish certain home visit program for expectant mothers; provides program requirements; authorizes AHCA to authorize reduced fees for applicant or licensee for certain birthing centers; removes acceptance criteria for birthing centers; requires department to provide blood pressure monitor & cuff to expectant mother for certain purposes; requires department to create certain educational materials; revises continuing education requirements for physicians to include review of certain Medicaid payments for certain persons.
What the bill says
An act relating to maternal health and early learning; providing a short title; creating s. 383.012, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to establish a certain home visit program for expectant mothers; providing program requirements; amending s. 383.305, F.S.; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize reduced fees for an applicant or licensee for certain birthing centers; amending s. 383.31, F.S.; removing acceptance criteria for birthing centers; creating s. 383.55, F.S.; defining the term "blood pressure monitor and cuff"…
From the introduced text, January 6, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to maternal health and early learning; providing a short title; creating s. 383.012, F.S.; requiring the Department of Health to establish a certain home visit program for expectant mothers; providing program requirements; amending s. 383.305, F.S.; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to authorize reduced fees for an applicant or licensee for certain birthing centers; amending s. 383.31, F.S.; removing acceptance criteria for birthing centers; creating s. 383.55, F.S.; defining the term "blood pressure monitor and cuff"; requiring the department to provide a blood pressure monitor and cuff to an expectant mother for certain purposes; requiring the department to create certain educational materials; creating ss. 395.3043 and 395.6071, F.S.; defining the terms "doula" and "midwife"; authorizing a doula or midwife to be present with his or her client during childbirth inside of a hospital; creating s. 402.822, F.S.; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain incentives for certain early learning centers; creating ss. 458.355 and 459.075, F.S.; revising continuing education requirements for physicians to include a review of certain Medicaid words underlined are additions. hb1029-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1029 2026 payments for certain persons; amending s. 1002.83, F.S.; providing requirements for child care facilities that receive support from early learning coalitions; amending s. 1003.21, F.S.; revising the date by …