Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1758: Public Assistance
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
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; requiring the agency to seek federal approval to implement mandatory work and community engagement requirements for able-bodied adults as a condition of obtaining and maintaining Medicaid coverage; requiring the agency, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, to develop a business plan to implement specified provisions; revising the purpose of the Medicaid Pharmaceutical and Therapeutics Committee to include creation of a Medicaid preferred physician-administered drug list, a Medicaid preferred product list, and a high-cost drug list; requiring the department to develop and implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan for a specified purpose, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to public assistance; 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 to seek federal approval 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, March 4, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to public assistance; 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 to seek federal approval to implement mandatory work and community engagement requirements for able bodied adults as a condition of obtaining and maintaining Medicaid coverage; prohibiting the agency from implementing such requirements until certain conditions are met; requiring the agency, in consultation with the Department of Children and Families, to develop a business plan to implement specified provisions; specifying requirements for the plan; requiring the agency to submit the plan to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 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 develop a process for ensuring compliance with the …
Sponsors
- Appropriations · primary sponsor
- Policy, Fiscal (I) · primary sponsor
- Health Policy · primary sponsor
- Gaetz, Don (R, SD-001) · primary sponsor
- Brodeur, Jason (R, SD-010)
- Massullo, Ralph (R, SD-011)
Latest actions
- : Died in Messages
- : In Messages
- : CS passed; YEAS 26 NAYS 11 -SJ 688
- : Read 3rd time -SJ 688
- : Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 635
- : Amendment(s) failed (122906, 821406) -SJ 635
- : Read 2nd time -SJ 635
- : CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time
- : Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/06/26
- : Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Votes
- Senate: S 1758 c2 (March 9, 2026): 26 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1758 c1 (March 2, 2026): 14 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Senate: S 1758 Filed (February 2, 2026): 8 yea, 3 nay, passed
Subjects: Health Policy, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is S1758?
- S1758 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Public Assistance.
- What does S1758 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to public assistance; 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 to seek federal approval 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 S1758?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Messages (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1758?
- Appropriations, with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S1758?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1758
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