Bill Commons

FL HB 531

dead

Managed Care Plans

Florida · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did FL HB 531 pass?

No. FL HB 531 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-13): Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

What is FL HB 531 about?

Managed Care Plans; Revises Medicaid managed care contract requirements to prohibit managed care plans from reviewing certain prior authorization claims for medical necessity; requires that managed care plans provide coverage for durable medical equipment & complex rehabilitation technology from qualified provider, from within provider network, of enrollee's choosing; requires AHCA to adopt certain rules.

Who sponsors FL HB 531?

Basabe, Barnaby are the primary sponsors of FL HB 531.

Description

Managed Care Plans; Revises Medicaid managed care contract requirements to prohibit managed care plans from reviewing certain prior authorization claims for medical necessity; requires that managed care plans provide coverage for durable medical equipment & complex rehabilitation technology from qualified provider, from within provider network, of enrollee's choosing; requires AHCA to adopt certain rules.

Introduced
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Latest action
2026-03-13 — Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Basabeprimary
  • Barnabyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-03-13

    Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

    failure

  2. 2026-01-13

    1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

    filing,reading-1

  3. 2025-12-03

    Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  4. 2025-12-03

    Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-12-03

    Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

    referral-committee

  6. 2025-11-24

    Filed

    filing

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/531/ByCategory

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