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FL S0876

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Lori Berman

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Health insurers and health maintenance organizations in Florida would be prohibited from refusing to contract with or denying coverage for providers administering Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapy, a type of cancer treatment
  • Eligible providers must qualify as certified health care facilities under the FDA procedure for the CAR-T product license and must already be included in the insurer's provider network for other services
  • Applies to individual health insurance policies, group health insurance policies, and health maintenance organization contracts issued, delivered, or renewed on or after January 1, 2026
  • Creates three new Florida statutes (ss. 627.64198, 627.6614, and 641.31078) to cover the different types of health coverage arrangements
  • Sponsored by Senator Berman, with an effective date of January 1, 2026

Legislative Description

Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-cell Therapy

Last Action

Died in Banking and Insurance

6/16/2025

Full Bill Text

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