Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H781: Medicaid Coverage of Blood Pressure Monitors and Cuffs
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Defines "blood pressure monitor & cuff;" requiring AHCA to provide coverage for blood pressure monitors & cuffs under Medicaid pharmacy benefit for certain persons; provides requirements for coverage; provides that coverage of blood pressure monitors & cuffs includes cost of any necessary repairs or replacement parts; provides coverage qualification requirements for Medicaid recipients; requires agency to seek federal approval for implementation of coverage & to include rate impact in Medicaid managed medical assistance program & long-term care managed care program rates beginning on specified date.
What the bill says
An act relating to Medicaid coverage of blood pressure monitors and cuffs; creating s. 409.90631, F.S.; defining the term "blood pressure monitor and cuff;" requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide coverage for blood pressure monitors and cuffs under the Medicaid pharmacy benefit for certain persons; providing requirements for coverage; providing that coverage of blood pressure monitors and cuffs includes the cost of any necessary repairs or replacement parts; providing coverage qualification requirements for Medicaid recipients…
From the introduced text, December 16, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to Medicaid coverage of blood pressure monitors and cuffs; creating s. 409.90631, F.S.; defining the term "blood pressure monitor and cuff;" requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide coverage for blood pressure monitors and cuffs under the Medicaid pharmacy benefit for certain persons; providing requirements for coverage; providing that coverage of blood pressure monitors and cuffs includes the cost of any necessary repairs or replacement parts; providing coverage qualification requirements for Medicaid recipients; requiring the agency to seek federal approval for implementation of coverage and to include the rate impact in the Medicaid managed medical assistance program and longterm care managed care program rates beginning on a specified date; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 409.90631, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 409.90631 Coverage of blood pressure monitors and cuffs for Medicaid recipients.-- (1) As used in this section, the term "blood pressure words underlined are additions. hb781-00 FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES HB 781 2026 monitor and cuff" means a device designed for the purpose of aiding in the treatment of hypertension by measuring blood pressure levels through a validated blood pressure measurement device at home or elsewhere outside the clinic setting. (2) Subject to the availability of funds and subject …
Sponsors
- Hodgers, Brian (R, HD-032) · primary sponsor
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 Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- : Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- : Filed
Common questions
- What is H781?
- H781 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Medicaid Coverage of Blood Pressure Monitors and Cuffs.
- What does H781 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to Medicaid coverage of blood pressure monitors and cuffs; creating s. 409.90631, F.S.; defining the term "blood pressure monitor and cuff;" requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide coverage for blood pressure monitors and cuffs under the Medicaid pharmacy benefit for certain persons; providing requirements for coverage; providing that coverage of blood pressure monitors and cuffs includes the cost of any necessary repairs or replacement parts; providing coverage qualification requirements for Medicaid recipients…
- What is the status of H781?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H781?
- Hodgers, Brian (R, HD-032).
- Where is the official record for H781?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/781
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