Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H4059: Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Polk County
Status: Chaptered, July 1, 2026
Limits compensation to health care provider that provides medical services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Polk County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
What the bill says
An act relating to compensation for health care services for inmates in Polk County; providing definitions; limiting compensation to a health care provider that provides any medical services for an inmate housed in a Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limiting compensation to an entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for an inmate housed in a Polk County detention center if the entity does not have a contract with the county to provide such services; providing applicability; providing an effective date.
From the enrolled text, March 11, 2026:
An act relating to compensation for health care services for inmates in Polk County; providing definitions; limiting compensation to a health care provider that provides any medical services for an inmate housed in a Polk County detention center under certain conditions; limiting compensation to an entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for an inmate housed in a Polk County detention center if the entity does not have a contract with the county to provide such services; providing applicability; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. (1) As used in this act, the term: (a) "Air ambulance" means a fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft used for, or intended to be used for, air transportation of sick or injured persons requiring or likely to require medical attention during transport. (b) "Emergency medical services vehicle" means a privately or publicly owned vehicle or vessel that is designed, constructed, reconstructed, maintained, equipped, or operated for, and is used for, or intended to be used for, land or water transportation of sick or injured persons requiring or likely to ENROLLED HB 4059 2026 Legislature CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb4059 -00-er Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES require medical attention during transport. (c) "Emergency medical transportation services" includes, but is not limited to, …