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FL S0400

Bill

Status

Introduced

11/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ileana Garcia

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Origin

Senate

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the Department of Children and Families to routinely monitor behavioral health managing entities' fund utilization and take corrective action to reduce underutilization within their networks

  • Adds a comprehensive financial utilization analysis to the department's existing biennial review of managing entities' revenues, expenditures, and financial positions

  • Mandates managing entities ensure maximum subcontract utilization of current year allocated funds within their networks

  • Prohibits managing entities from intentionally reserving current year allocated funds for carryforward planning without express advanced approval from the department

  • Maintains the existing 8 percent cap on cumulative unexpended state funds that managing entities may carry forward between fiscal years

Legislative Description

Carryforward Funding of Certain Managing Entities

Last Action

Introduced

1/13/2026

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