Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H1453: State Medicaid Program
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Authorizes AHCA to conduct retrospective reviews & audits of certain claims under state Medicaid program for specified purpose; requires agency, in coordination with DCF, to implement mandatory work & community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults as condition of obtaining & maintaining Medicaid coverage; specifies types of activities which may satisfy work & community engagement requirements; provides that certain population is required to engage in work or community engagement activities only during standard school hours; requires persons eligible for Medicaid to demonstrate compliance with work & community engagement requirements at specified times as condition of maintaining Medicaid coverage; revises components of Medicaid prescribed-drug spending-control program to include preferred physician-administered drug list, preferred product list, & high-cost drug list; provides that determinations of overpayment under Medicaid program may be based upon retrospective reviews, investigations, analyses, or audits conducted by agency to determine possible fraud, abuse, overpayment, or recipient neglect; requires agency to implement Integrated Managed Care Pilot Program in designated regions by specified date.
What the bill says
An act relating to the state Medicaid program; amending s. 409.904, F.S.; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to conduct retrospective reviews and audits of certain claims under the state Medicaid program for a specified purpose; creating s. 409.9041, F.S.; providing legislative findings; requiring the agency, in coordination with the Department of Children and Families, to implement mandatory work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults as a condition of obtaining and maintaining Medicaid coverage…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to the state Medicaid program; amending s. 409.904, F.S.; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to conduct retrospective reviews and audits of certain claims under the state Medicaid program for a specified purpose; creating s. 409.9041, F.S.; providing legislative findings; requiring the agency, in coordination with the Department of Children and Families, to implement mandatory work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults as a condition of obtaining and maintaining Medicaid coverage; requiring the agency to seek federal approval to implement such requirements for certain populations; specifying populations that are subject to such work and community engagement requirements; providing exceptions; defining the term "family caregiver"; specifying the types of activities which may satisfy the work and community engagement requirements; providing that a certain population is required to engage in work or community engagement activities only during standard school hours; requiring persons eligible for Medicaid to demonstrate compliance with the work and community engagement requirements at specified times as a condition of maintaining Medicaid coverage; requiring the agency to words underlined are additions. hb1453-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 1453 2026 develop a process for ensuring compliance with the work and community engagement requirements; requiring that such process align, to the extent possible, with certain existing processes; requiring the department to verify compliance with the …
Sponsors
- Snyder, John (R, HD-086) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
- : Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H1453?
- H1453 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): State Medicaid Program.
- What does H1453 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the state Medicaid program; amending s. 409.904, F.S.; authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration to conduct retrospective reviews and audits of certain claims under the state Medicaid program for a specified purpose; creating s. 409.9041, F.S.; providing legislative findings; requiring the agency, in coordination with the Department of Children and Families, to implement mandatory work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults as a condition of obtaining and maintaining Medicaid coverage…
- What is the status of H1453?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H1453?
- Snyder, John (R, HD-086).
- Where is the official record for H1453?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1453
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