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FL S1758
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/9/2026
Primary Sponsor
Appropriations
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AI Summary
- Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to seek federal approval for mandatory work and community engagement requirements of at least 80 hours per month for able-bodied Medicaid recipients ages 19-64, with exemptions for caregivers, pregnant women, veterans with total disability, and others
- Creates a Medicaid preferred physician-administered drug list, preferred product list, and high-cost drug list, with drugs not on these lists subject to prior authorization
- Mandates the Department of Children and Families to implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan and reduce payment error rates, with quarterly progress reports to the Governor and Legislature
- Requires photographic identification on electronic benefits transfer (EBT) cards for food assistance recipients, to the extent allowable under federal law
- Directs the agency to seek federal approval for expanded home- and community-based behavioral health services for adults 18 and older with serious mental illness who are high utilizers of institutional care
Legislative Description
Public Assistance
Last Action
In Messages
3/9/2026
Committee Referrals
Appropriations2/4/2026
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