Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S1408: Medical Coverage Assistance Program for Working Individuals with Disabilities
Status: Failed, March 13, 2026
Citing this act as the "Economic Self-Sufficiency for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act"; contingent upon federal approval, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to implement and administer a Medicaid buy-in program for specified individuals with disabilities under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to determine the income eligibility level for the program; specifying requirements for the program; requiring the agency to seek federal approval through a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment by a specified date, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to medical coverage assistance program for working individuals with disabilities; providing a short title; creating s. 409.9141, F.S.; contingent upon federal approval, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to implement and administer a Medicaid buy-in program for specified individuals with disabilities under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to determine the income eligibility level for the program; specifying requirements for the program…
From the introduced text, January 8, 2026:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to medical coverage assistance program for working individuals with disabilities; providing a short title; creating s. 409.9141, F.S.; contingent upon federal approval, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to implement and administer a Medicaid buy-in program for specified individuals with disabilities under certain circumstances; requiring the agency to determine the income eligibility level for the program; specifying requirements for the program; requiring the agency to seek federal approval through a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment by a specified date; requiring the agency to implement and administer the program upon receiving federal approval; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âThis act may be cited as the âEconomic Self Sufficiency for Working Individuals with Disabilities Act.â Section 2.âSection 409.9141, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 409.9141âMedicaid buy-in program for individuals with disabilities.â (1)(a)âContingent upon federal approval through a Medicaid waiver or state plan amendment, the agency shall implement and administer a Medicaid buy-in program, authorized under the Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999, Pub. L. No. 106-170, and the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-33, for individuals with disabilities between 18 and years of age who work and whose incomes exceed the maximum income eligibility …