2025 Regular SessionFlorida Legislature

H1427: Health Care

Legislative Summary

Revises eligibility requirements for Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education Program; creates Rural Access to Primary & Preventive Care Grant Program & Stroke, Cardiac, & Obstetric Response and Education Grant Program within DOH; authorizes Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or contracted with health access setting or another similar setting or program; requires health care practitioner to notify patient in writing upon referring patient to certain providers; requires certain health insurers to apply payments for services provided by nonpreferred providers toward insureds' deductibles & out-of-pocket maximums if specified conditions are met; revises provisions relating to dental therapy.

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Bill History

2/28/2025
Filed
House of Representatives
3/4/2025
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Referred to Budget Committee
House of Representatives
3/5/2025
Now in Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/20/2025
Added to Commerce Committee agenda
House of Representatives
3/24/2025
Favorable by Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Reported out of Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
3/25/2025
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/11/2025
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/21/2025
PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
CS Filed
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Bill referred to House Calendar
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
House of Representatives
4/22/2025
1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Read 2nd time
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Amendment 584287 adopted
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Placed on 3rd reading
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Added to Third Reading Calendar
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
Read 3rd time
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
CS passed as amended; YEAS 78, NAYS 28
House of Representatives
4/25/2025
In Messages
Senate

Amendments

House Floor Amendment #584287

4/23/2025Not Adopted

Roll Call Votes

House: Third Reading RCS#253
4/25/2025
78
Yea
28
Nay
13
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Health & Human Services Committee
4/22/2025
17
Yea
6
Nay
0
Not Voting
4
Absent
Result: PASSED
House Commerce Committee
3/24/2025
24
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
2
Absent
Result: PASSED

Status Information

Current Status
Engrossed(4/25/2025)
Chamber
Senate

Sponsors

Documents

Engrossed
Bill Text4/25/2025423.8 KB
Comm Sub
Bill Text4/22/2025476.1 KB
Introduced
Bill Text2/28/2025646.8 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/22/2025979.6 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter4/14/2025829.0 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/25/2025769.2 KB
Veto Letter
Veto Letter3/22/2025770.3 KB