Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H137: Coverage for Mammograms and Supplemental Breast Cancer Screenings
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requires AHCA to provide coverage for yearly mammograms & yearly supplemental breast cancer screenings for certain women; revises coverages for mammograms under certain individual accident & health insurance policies, group, blanket, & franchise accident & health insurance policies, & health maintenance contracts; requires coverages for supplemental breast cancer screenings under such policies & contracts under certain circumstances.
What the bill says
An act relating to coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings; creating s. 409.9064, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide coverage for yearly mammograms and yearly supplemental breast cancer screenings for certain women under the Medicaid program under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to seek federal approval under a specified circumstance; amending ss. 627.6418, 627.6613, and 641.31095, F.S.; defining the term "supplemental breast cancer screening"…
From the introduced text, October 9, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings; creating s. 409.9064, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide coverage for yearly mammograms and yearly supplemental breast cancer screenings for certain women under the Medicaid program under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to seek federal approval under a specified circumstance; amending ss. 627.6418, 627.6613, and 641.31095, F.S.; defining the term "supplemental breast cancer screening"; revising coverages for mammograms under certain individual accident and health insurance policies, group, blanket, and franchise accident and health insurance policies, and health maintenance contracts, respectively; requiring coverages for supplemental breast cancer screenings under such policies and contracts under certain circumstances; providing applicability; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 409.9064, Florida Statutes, is created to read: words underlined are additions. hb137-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 137 2026 409.9064 Coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings.-- (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Mammogram" means an image of a radiologic examination used to detect unsuspected breast cancer at an early stage in an asymptomatic woman and includes the X-ray picture of the breast using equipment that is dedicated specifically for mammography, including, but not limited to, the X-ray tube, filter, compression …
Sponsors
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063) · primary sponsor
- Campbell, Daryl (D, HD-099)
- Harris, Rita (D, HD-044)
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Budget Committee
- : Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H137?
- H137 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Coverage for Mammograms and Supplemental Breast Cancer Screenings.
- What does H137 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to coverage for mammograms and supplemental breast cancer screenings; creating s. 409.9064, F.S.; providing definitions; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide coverage for yearly mammograms and yearly supplemental breast cancer screenings for certain women under the Medicaid program under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to seek federal approval under a specified circumstance; amending ss. 627.6418, 627.6613, and 641.31095, F.S.; defining the term "supplemental breast cancer screening"…
- What is the status of H137?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H137?
- Hart-Lowman, Ms Dee (D, HD-063), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H137?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/137
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