Bill > H5301

Introduced Session

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. hb5301e-00 HB 5301E 2026E

AI Summary

Alex Andrade (R)*, 

Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright. (on 05/12/2026)

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