Bill > S1470

This bill authorizes the state Medicaid plan, contingent upon an appropriation, to fund a demonstration pilot program in Region G (Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, and St. Lucie Counties) for "de-risking disease behavioral health intervention services," which are a set of five concurrent self-management services and medical nutrition supports designed to improve behavioral health and chronic disease outcomes. These services include behavioral health counseling for depression and uncontrolled diabetes, medical nutrition therapy, biomarker health tracking, evidence-based nutrition education, and medically tailored nutrition supports like groceries or meals. Medicaid managed care providers can offer these services to up to 1,000 participants diagnosed with both depression or anxiety and diabetes, obesity, or coronary heart disease, potentially in lieu of other services. The program's design and evaluation will involve Tufts University and the Florida Health and Nutrition Coalition, and it will collect data on participant compliance, health outcomes, and overall program impact. The state Medicaid plan is required to submit a report to the Legislature after the pilot program expires on August 31, 2030, and must consider actual costs, outcomes, and adherence when paying capitation rates to managed care organizations. This section of the bill expires on September 1, 2031, and the act takes effect on July 1, 2026.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/1470