2024 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H0659: Health Plans

Legislative Summary

Prohibits health plans from declining to participate in filed claims; provides defaults against health plans for failure to respond; requires health plans to pay providers amounts provided in claim dispute orders under certain circumstances; requires prescription drug benefits-ID cards & health insurance & HMO ID cards to include specified information.

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Bill History

11/27/2023
Filed
House of Representatives
12/7/2023
Referred to Select Committee on Health Innovation
House of Representatives
12/7/2023
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
12/7/2023
Referred to Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
12/7/2023
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
12/7/2023
Now in Select Committee on Health Innovation
House of Representatives
1/9/2024
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
1/11/2024
Added to Select Committee on Health Innovation agenda
House of Representatives
1/16/2024
Favorable by Select Committee on Health Innovation
House of Representatives
1/17/2024
Reported out of Select Committee on Health Innovation
House of Representatives
1/17/2024
Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/23/2024
Added to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee agenda
House of Representatives
1/25/2024
Favorable by Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/26/2024
Reported out of Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
House of Representatives
1/26/2024
Now in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives
3/8/2024
Died in Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee
House of Representatives

Roll Call Votes

House Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
1/25/2024
15
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
5
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Select Committee on Health Innovation
1/16/2024
14
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
1
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Failed(3/8/2024)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Sine DiePrior Session

Sponsors

Republican: 2

Primary Sponsor

Shane Abbott
Shane Abbott
Republican

Co-Sponsors (1)

Documents

Introduced
Bill Text11/27/2023121.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/26/2024465.7 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/23/2024466.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/17/2024535.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter1/15/2024536.5 KB