Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1648: Access to Applied Behavior Analysis Services
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to consider certain factors when evaluating network adequacy for applied behavior analysis services under the Medicaid program; requiring Medicaid managed care plans to take reasonable steps to support workforce retention and recruitment; requiring managed care plans to notify providers of credentialing deficiencies in a specified manner and timeframe; prohibiting managed care plans from imposing a moratorium on applied behavior analysis services providers unless such providers can demonstrate specified criteria to the agency, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to access to applied behavior analysis services; creating s. 409.9775, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to consider certain factors when evaluating network adequacy for applied behavior analysis services under the Medicaid program; requiring Medicaid managed care plans to take reasonable steps to support workforce retention and recruitment; requiring managed care plans to use a standardized, consolidated credentialing process…
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to access to applied behavior analysis services; creating s. 409.9775, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to consider certain factors when evaluating network adequacy for applied behavior analysis services under the Medicaid program; requiring Medicaid managed care plans to take reasonable steps to support workforce retention and recruitment; requiring managed care plans to use a standardized, consolidated credentialing process; prohibiting managed care plans from requiring duplicative submission of identical documents to multiple portals or entities; requiring managed care plans to notify providers of credentialing deficiencies in a specified manner and timeframe; requiring that initial credentialing and activation be completed within a specified timeframe; prohibiting managed care plans from requiring a provider to undergo the full credentialing process to recredential under certain circumstances; prohibiting managed care plans from imposing a moratorium on applied behavior analysis services providers unless such providers can demonstrate specified criteria to the agency; if the agency approves a moratorium, requiring managed care plans to provide certain notice to providers and recipients and provide an exception process for underserved or rural areas; prohibiting the use of a moratorium to delay or deny continuity of care for existing recipients; requiring managed care plans to provide a specified continuity-of-care period for certain recipients; providing requirements for such period; …
Sponsors
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died in Health Policy
- : Introduced
- : Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Appropriations
- : Filed
Subjects: Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, Health Policy, Appropriations
Common questions
- What is S1648?
- S1648 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Access to Applied Behavior Analysis Services.
- What does S1648 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to access to applied behavior analysis services; creating s. 409.9775, F.S.; defining terms; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to consider certain factors when evaluating network adequacy for applied behavior analysis services under the Medicaid program; requiring Medicaid managed care plans to take reasonable steps to support workforce retention and recruitment; requiring managed care plans to use a standardized, consolidated credentialing process…
- What is the status of S1648?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died in Health Policy (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored S1648?
- Garcia, Ileana (R, SD-036).
- Where is the official record for S1648?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1648
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