Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H915: Medical Assistance Eligibility for Working Individuals with Disabilities
Status: Chaptered, May 22, 2026
Provides definition of term "department"; creates Working People with Disabilities program within AHCA; provides for purpose of program; provides eligibility requirements; provides income & assets requirements for eligibility in program; requires department to provide written notice to eligible adults within specified timeframe; provides requirements for such notice; requires agency to share specified information with department.
What the bill says
An act relating to medical assistance eligibility for working individuals with disabilities; creating s. 409.9041, F.S.; providing the definition of the term "department"; creating the Working People with Disabilities program within the Agency for Health Care Administration; providing for purpose of the program; providing eligibility requirements; providing income and assets requirements for eligibility in the program; requiring the department to provide written notice to eligible adults within a specified timeframe; providing requirements for such notice…
From the enrolled text, March 5, 2026:
An act relating to medical assistance eligibility for working individuals with disabilities; creating s. 409.9041, F.S.; providing the definition of the term "department"; creating the Working People with Disabilities program within the Agency for Health Care Administration; providing for purpose of the program; providing eligibility requirements; providing income and assets requirements for eligibility in the program; requiring the department to provide written notice to eligible adults within a specified timeframe; providing requirements for such notice; requiring the agency to share specified information with the department; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 409.9041, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 409.9041 Working People with Disabilities program.-- (1) As used in this section, the term "department" means the Department of Children and Families. (2) The Working People with Disabilities program is established within the agency. The purpose of the program is to eliminate barriers to employment by allowing certain working words underlined are additions. hb915 -01-er FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES CS/HB 915 2026 Legislature individuals with disabilities to maintain eligibility for Medicaid home and community-based services waiver programs while working and earning additional income. (3) A person is eligible for the program and must be automatically enrolled if he or she: (a) Has a developmental disability as defined in s. 393.063. (b) Is currently …