Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida H5301: Health Care
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Removes provisions relating to Florida health care innovation; revises payment methodology for reimbursement of Medicaid providers; provides legislative intent; creates Eligibility Assistance Program within DCF; provides program requirements; requires department to select independent contractor based on specified criteria to operate program; provides Medicaid waiver funding requirements for certain individuals; requires APD & AHCA to reconcile funding amounts in specified manner.
What the bill says
An act relating to health care; repealing s. 381.4015, F.S., relating to Florida health care innovation; amending s. 409.908, F.S.; revising the payment methodology for reimbursement of Medicaid providers; amending s. 409.912, F.S.; revising Medicaid preferred drug coverage guidelines; creating s. 409.9207, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing definitions; creating the Eligibility Assistance Program within the Department of Children and Families; providing program requirements…
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
An act relating to health care; repealing s. 381.4015, F.S., relating to Florida health care innovation; amending s. 409.908, F.S.; revising the payment methodology for reimbursement of Medicaid providers; amending s. 409.912, F.S.; revising Medicaid preferred drug coverage guidelines; creating s. 409.9207, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing definitions; creating the Eligibility Assistance Program within the Department of Children and Families; providing program requirements; requiring the department to be operated by an independent contractor that shall be selected based on specified criteria; amending s. 409.967, F.S.; revising the maximum term for Medicaid managed care contracts; requiring the agency to establish by contract a quality withhold incentive for certain purposes; providing requirements for such incentive; removing obsolete provisions; amending s. 409.9855, F.S.; providing Medicaid waiver funding requirements for certain individuals; requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities and the Agency for Health Care Administration to reconcile funding amounts in a specified manner; amending s. 409.91196, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. HB 5301 2026 CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions. hb5301-00 Page 2 of FLORIDAHOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Section 381.4015, Florida Statutes, is repealed. Section 2. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 409.908, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 25 …
Sponsors
- Andrade, Alex (R, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Andrade (R, 2) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2)
- : Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Amendments)
- : Favorable with 1 amendment(s) by- Appropriations (356566); YEAS 17 NAYS 0
- : On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
- : Conference Committee appointed
- : Received
- : Referred to Appropriations
- : In Messages
- : Requests that the Senate pass the bill as passed by the House or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
- : Passed; YEAS 104, NAYS 0
Votes
- House: H 5301 Filed (March 2, 2026): 17 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: H 5301 Filed (February 19, 2026): 104 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Budget Subcommittee (February 16, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House: Health Care Budget Subcommittee (February 16, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: Appropriations
Common questions
- What is H5301?
- H5301 is a bill in the Florida Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Health Care.
- What does H5301 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to health care; repealing s. 381.4015, F.S., relating to Florida health care innovation; amending s. 409.908, F.S.; revising the payment methodology for reimbursement of Medicaid providers; amending s. 409.912, F.S.; revising Medicaid preferred drug coverage guidelines; creating s. 409.9207, F.S.; providing legislative intent; providing definitions; creating the Eligibility Assistance Program within the Department of Children and Families; providing program requirements…
- What is the status of H5301?
- Failed as of March 13, 2026. Latest action: Died pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) (March 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored H5301?
- Andrade, Alex (R, HD-002), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for H5301?
- On the Florida Legislature website: https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/5301
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