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FL H1335

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish a provider reimbursement schedule and billing codes for Proprietary Laboratory Analyses codes covering biomarker testing by August 1, 2025
  • Authorizes Medicaid to pay for medically necessary blood-based biomarker tests for colorectal cancer screening, expanding beyond the existing prohibition on coverage of biomarker testing for screening purposes
  • Requires Medicaid managed care plans to cover blood-based biomarker tests for colorectal cancer screening at the same scope and frequency as other medically necessary colorectal cancer tests and screenings
  • Directs the agency to contract for an independent, actuarially sound 5-year cost-benefit analysis of blood-based biomarker tests for colorectal cancer in Medicaid, with an interim report due November 30, 2028, and a final report due November 30, 2030, to the Governor and legislative leaders
  • Provisions authorizing colorectal cancer biomarker test coverage and managed care plan requirements are subject to a sunset repeal on July 1, 2031, unless reenacted by the Legislature

Legislative Description

Biomarker Testing

Last Action

Died in Health & Human Services Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2514 (Ch. 2025-204)

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Health And Human Services4/8/2025
Budget Committee3/31/2025
Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee3/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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