Florida 2026 Session Status: Passed House Bipartisan · 7 D · 3 R cosponsors

HB 517 — Medicaid Provider Networks

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill has passed the House. Introduced November 24, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

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Likely to advance 74% · high confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 11 sponsors

    1 primary, 10 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (7 D · 3 R) — cross-party backing.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 4 recorded votes so far.

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Summary

Medicaid Provider Networks ; Requires AHCA to establish network adequacy standards for prepaid dental plans; provides requirements for such standards; requires Medicaid managed care plan provider network databases to identify whether providers are accepting new patients; requires prepaid dental plans to to provide specified information on online provider database.

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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to Medicaid provider networks;
F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 517 2026 A bill to be entitled An act relating to Medicaid provider networks;
409.908, F.S.;
requiring Medicaid managed care plans and providers to negotiate mutually acceptable rates, methods, and terms of payment for purposes of Medicaid reimbursements;
requiring plans to pay dentists at certain rates;
amending s.
specifying additional requirements for the provider network contracts under the statewide managed care program;
requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to establish network adequacy standards for prepaid dental plans;
amending ss.
providing requirements for such standards;
409.9071, 427.0135, and 1011.70, F.S.;
requiring Medicaid managed care plan provider network databases to identify whether providers are accepting new patients;
conforming cross-references;
requiring prepaid dental plans to provide specified information on the online provider database;
reenacting ss.
409.966(3)(c), 409.975(1), and 409.9855(4)(b), F.S., relating to eligible managed care plans, managed care plan accountability, and the pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities, respectively, to incorporate the amendment made to s.
409.967, F.S., in references thereto;
Present subsections (11) through (26) of section 409.908, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as subsections (12) through (27), respectively, and a new subsection (11) is added to that section, to read:
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers.—Subject to specific appropriations, the agency shall reimburse Medicaid providers, in accordance with state and federal law, according to methodologies set forth in the rules of the agency and in policy manuals and handbooks incorporated by reference therein.
These methodologies may include fee schedules, reimbursement methods based on cost reporting, negotiated fees, competitive bidding pursuant to s.
287.057, and other mechanisms the agency considers efficient and effective for purchasing services or goods on behalf of recipients.
If a provider is reimbursed based on cost reporting and submits a cost report late and that cost report would have been used to set a lower reimbursement rate for a rate semester, then the provider's rate for that semester shall be retroactively calculated using the new cost report, and full payment at the recalculated rate shall be effected retroactively.
Medicare-granted extensions for filing cost reports, if applicable, shall also apply to Medicaid cost reports.
Payment for Medicaid compensable services made on behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons is subject to the availability of moneys and any limitations or directions provided for in the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 availability of moneys and any limitations or directions provided for in the General Appropriations Act, provided the adjustment is consistent with legislative intent.
(11) Managed care plans and providers shall negotiate mutually acceptable rates, methods, and terms of payment.
Plans shall pay dentists an amount equal to or higher than the dental payment rates set by the agency.
Section 2.
The agency shall establish specific standards for the number, type, and regional distribution of providers in managed care plan networks to ensure access to care for both adults and children.
The agency shall establish specific standards for the number, type, and regional distribution of providers in managed care plan networks to ensure access to care for both adults and Page 1 of 4 CODING:
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hb517-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 517 2026 children.
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The agency shall establish a specific network adequacy standard, with time and distance travel standards, for each provider type and specialty service covered by prepaid dental plans, and shall establish a standard for each level of sedation dentistry.
The standards for sedation dentistry shall ensure sufficient capacity to ensure all enrollees who require sedation dentistry as medically necessary may access at least two preventive or treatment appointments per year.
The time and distance travel standards for sedation dentistry shall be no more than the standards for general dentistry.
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Each plan shall establish and maintain an accurate and complete electronic database of contracted providers, including information about licensure or registration, locations and hours of operation, specialty credentials and other certifications, specific performance indicators, whether the provider is accepting additional Medicaid patients, and such other information as the agency deems necessary.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 establish and maintain an accurate and complete electronic database of contracted providers, including information about licensure or registration, locations and hours of operation, specialty credentials and other certifications, specific performance indicators, and such other information as the agency deems necessary.
hb517-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 517 2026 available online to both the agency and the public and have the capability to compare the availability of providers to network adequacy standards and to accept and display feedback from each provider's patients.
The database must be available online to both the agency and the public and have the capability to compare the availability of providers to network adequacy standards and to accept and display feedback from each provider's patients.
For prepaid dental plans, the online provider database must clearly identify sedation dentistry providers, list specialty providers separately from general dentists, and specifically identify the specialty services offered by each provider.
c.
a.
A dentist may appear on the provider network database as an active Medicaid provider only if he or she devotes a minimum average of 20 hours per week of direct patient care at the location where he or she is listed as an active Medicaid provider.
b.
A secondary provider network may be published on the database for those providers who offer less than the minimum average of 20 hours per week of direct patient care at the location where they are listed as a provider.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 c.
A provider may not be listed on the network provider database if he or she offers less than 4 hours per week of direct patient care to beneficiaries of the Medicaid program at the indicated location.
d.
Specialty care providers must be listed separately from general dentists on the network provider database and must be listed under the specialty they provide.
e.
If a group practice or university employs or uses multiple dental providers, each working less than the parameters established in sub-subparagraphs a.-c., that group practice or university must be listed on the network provider database as a single entity provider and may not have each dental provider listed individually.
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Each provider in the network provider database must indicate what services he or she provides and whether the practice is accepting new patients for each of those services.
This information must also specify the location at which the services are provided.
Endodontists, oral surgeons, and periodontists must specify the age range for each of the services they provide.
g.
To ensure true adequacy and access of care, dental plans must categorize and report provider availability more specifically, listing which of the following services is provided by each provider, including specialists:
(I) Preventive care.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 (II) Restorative care.
(III) Conscious sedation, specifying whether nitrous oxide or oral sedation, or both, are offered.
(IV) In-office anesthesia, specifying whether intravenous sedation or general anesthesia, or both, are offered.
(V) Access to emergent care, specifying whether the provider has access to an ambulatory surgical center, a general hospital, or a children's hospital.
If a provider provides any of the services specified in this sub-subparagraph, the dental plan must disclose whether the provider is experienced in and willing to provide such care to patients with intellectual or developmental disabilities and whether there are any age or other limitations on such services.
For Medicaid recipients diagnosed with hemophilia who have been prescribed anti-hemophilic-factor replacement products, the agency shall provide for those products and Page 6 of 19 CODING:
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 hemophilia overlay services through the agency's hemophilia disease management program.
hb517-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 517 2026 products, the agency shall provide for those products and hemophilia overlay services through the agency's hemophilia disease management program.
and follow-up care followup on all medically necessary services recommended as a result of early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
and followup on all medically necessary services recommended as a result of early and periodic screening, diagnosis, and treatment.
Section 3.
Section 2.
Subsection (1) of section 409.9071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 409.9071 Medicaid provider agreements for school districts certifying state match.— (1) The agency shall reimburse school-based services as provided in ss.
409.908(22) and 1011.70 ss.
409.908(21) and 1011.70 pursuant to the rehabilitative services option provided under 42 U.S.C.
s.
1396d(a)(13).
For purposes of this section, billing agent consulting services are considered billing agent services, as that term is used in s.
409.913(10), and, as such, payments to such persons may not be based on amounts for which they bill nor based on the amount a provider receives from the Medicaid program.
This provision may not restrict privatization of Medicaid school-based services.
Subject to any limitations provided for in the General Appropriations Act, the agency, in compliance with appropriate federal authorization, shall develop policies and procedures and shall allow for certification of state and local education funds that have been provided for school-based services as specified in s.
1011.70 and authorized by a physician's order where required by federal Medicaid law.
Section 4.
Subsection (3) of section 427.0135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
427.0135 Purchasing agencies;
duties and responsibilities.—Each purchasing agency, in carrying out the policies and procedures of the commission, shall:
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 in s.
287.057(3)(e)12., or unless otherwise authorized by statute.
If the purchasing agency, after consultation with the commission, determines that it cannot reach mutually acceptable contract terms with the commission, the purchasing agency may contract for the same transportation services provided in a more cost-effective manner and of comparable or higher quality and standards.
The Medicaid agency shall implement this subsection in a manner consistent with s.
409.908(19) s.
409.908(18) and as otherwise limited or directed by the General Appropriations Act.
Section 5.
Subsections (1) and (5) of section 1011.70, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
1011.70 Medicaid certified school funding maximization.— (1) Each school district, subject to the provisions of ss.
409.9071 and 409.908(22) ss.
409.9071 and 409.908(21) and this section, is authorized to certify funds provided for a category of required Medicaid services termed "school-based services," which are reimbursable under the federal Medicaid program.
Such services shall include, but not be limited to, physical, occupational, and speech therapy services, behavioral health services, mental health services, transportation services, Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) administrative outreach for the purpose of determining eligibility for exceptional student education, and any other such services, for the purpose of receiving federal Medicaid financial participation.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 available for the following services:
(a) Family planning.
(b) Immunizations.
(c) Prenatal care.
(5) Lab schools, as authorized under s.
1002.32, shall be authorized to participate in the Medicaid certified school match program on the same basis as school districts subject to the provisions of subsections (1)-(4) and ss.
409.9071 and 409.908(22) ss.
409.9071 and 409.908(21).
Section 6.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 409.967, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section 409.966, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
409.966 Eligible plans;
selection.— (3) QUALITY SELECTION CRITERIA.— (c) After negotiations are conducted, the agency shall select the eligible plans that are determined to be responsive and provide the best value to the state.
Preference shall be given to plans that:
1.
Have signed contracts with primary and specialty physicians in sufficient numbers to meet the specific standards established pursuant to s.
409.967(2)(c).
2.
Have well-defined programs for recognizing patient- centered medical homes and providing for increased compensation for recognized medical homes, as defined by the plan.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 3.
Are organizations that are based in and perform operational functions in this state, in-house or through contractual arrangements, by staff located in this state.
Using a tiered approach, the highest number of points shall be awarded to a plan that has all or substantially all of its operational functions performed in the state.
The second highest number of points shall be awarded to a plan that has a majority of its operational functions performed in the state.
The agency may establish a third tier;
however, preference points may not be awarded to plans that perform only community outreach, medical director functions, and state administrative functions in the state.
For purposes of this subparagraph, operational functions include corporate headquarters, claims processing, member services, provider relations, utilization and prior authorization, case management, disease and quality functions, and finance and administration.
For purposes of this subparagraph, the term "corporate headquarters" means the principal office of the organization, which may not be a subsidiary, directly or indirectly through one or more subsidiaries of, or a joint venture with, any other entity whose principal office is not located in the state.
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Have contracts or other arrangements for cancer disease management programs that have a proven record of clinical efficiencies and cost savings.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 disease management programs that have a proven record of clinical efficiencies and cost savings.
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Have a claims payment process that ensures that claims that are not contested or denied will be promptly paid pursuant to s.
641.3155.
Section 7.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 409.967, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, subsection (1) of section 409.975, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
409.975 Managed care plan accountability.—In addition to the requirements of s.
409.967, plans and providers participating in the managed medical assistance program shall comply with the requirements of this section.
(1) PROVIDER NETWORKS.—Managed care plans must develop and maintain provider networks that meet the medical needs of their enrollees in accordance with standards established pursuant to s.
409.967(2)(c).
Except as provided in this section, managed care plans may limit the providers in their networks based on credentials, quality indicators, and price.
(a) Plans must include all providers in the region that are classified by the agency as essential Medicaid providers, unless the agency approves, in writing, an alternative arrangement for securing the types of services offered by the essential providers.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 from any other provider within a reasonable access standard, or if they provided a substantial share of the total units of a particular service used by Medicaid patients within the region during the last 3 years and the combined capacity of other service providers in the region is insufficient to meet the total needs of the Medicaid patients.
The agency may not classify physicians and other practitioners as essential providers.
The agency, at a minimum, shall determine which providers in the following categories are essential Medicaid providers:
1.
Federally qualified health centers.
2.
Statutory teaching hospitals as defined in s.
408.07(46).
3.
Hospitals that are trauma centers as defined in s.
395.4001(15).
4.
Hospitals located at least 25 miles from any other hospital with similar services.
Managed care plans that have not contracted with all essential providers in the region as of the first date of recipient enrollment, or with whom an essential provider has terminated its contract, must negotiate in good faith with such essential providers for 1 year or until an agreement is reached, whichever is first.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 as of the first day of the contract between the agency and the plan.
A rate schedule for all essential providers shall be attached to the contract between the agency and the plan.
After 1 year, managed care plans that are unable to contract with essential providers shall notify the agency and propose an alternative arrangement for securing the essential services for Medicaid enrollees.
The arrangement must rely on contracts with other participating providers, regardless of whether those providers are located within the same region as the nonparticipating essential service provider.
If the alternative arrangement is approved by the agency, payments to nonparticipating essential providers after the date of the agency's approval shall equal 90 percent of the applicable Medicaid rate.
Except for payment for emergency services, if the alternative arrangement is not approved by the agency, payment to nonparticipating essential providers shall equal 110 percent of the applicable Medicaid rate.
(b) Certain providers are statewide resources and essential providers for all managed care plans in all regions.
All managed care plans must include these essential providers in their networks.
Statewide essential providers include:
1.
Faculty plans of Florida medical schools.
2.
Regional perinatal intensive care centers as defined in s.
383.16(2).
3.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 defined in s.
395.002(28).
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Accredited and integrated systems serving medically complex children which comprise separately licensed, but commonly owned, health care providers delivering at least the following services:
medical group home, in-home and outpatient nursing care and therapies, pharmacy services, durable medical equipment, and Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care.
5.
Florida cancer hospitals that meet the criteria in 42 U.S.C.
s.
1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v).
Managed care plans that have not contracted with all statewide essential providers in all regions as of the first date of recipient enrollment must continue to negotiate in good faith.
Payments to physicians on the faculty of nonparticipating Florida medical schools shall be made at the applicable Medicaid rate.
Payments for services rendered by regional perinatal intensive care centers shall be made at the applicable Medicaid rate as of the first day of the contract between the agency and the plan.
Except for payments for emergency services, payments to nonparticipating specialty children's hospitals, and payments to nonparticipating Florida cancer hospitals that meet the criteria in 42 U.S.C.
s.
1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v), shall equal the highest rate established by contract between that provider and any other Medicaid managed care plan.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 network, the plan may exclude any essential provider from the network for failure to meet quality or performance criteria.
If the plan excludes an essential provider from the plan, the plan must provide written notice to all recipients who have chosen that provider for care.
The notice shall be provided at least 30 days before the effective date of the exclusion.
For purposes of this paragraph, the term "essential provider" includes providers determined by the agency to be essential Medicaid providers under paragraph (a) and the statewide essential providers specified in paragraph (b).
(d) The applicable Medicaid rates for emergency services paid by a plan under this section to a provider with which the plan does not have an active contract shall be determined according to s.
409.967(2)(b).
(e) Each managed care plan may offer a network contract to each home medical equipment and supplies provider in the region which meets quality and fraud prevention and detection standards established by the plan and which agrees to accept the lowest price previously negotiated between the plan and another such provider.
Section 8.
For the purpose of incorporating the amendment made by this act to section 409.967, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 409.9855, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 disabilities.— (4) ELIGIBLE PLANS;
PLAN SELECTION.— (b) The agency shall select, as provided in s.
287.057(1), one plan to participate in the pilot program for each of the two regions.
The director of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities or his or her designee must be a member of the negotiating team.
1.
The invitation to negotiate must specify the criteria and the relative weight assigned to each criterion that will be used for determining the acceptability of submitted responses and guiding the selection of the plans with which the agency and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities negotiate.
In addition to any other criteria established by the agency, in consultation with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the agency shall consider the following factors in the selection of eligible plans:
a.
Experience serving similar populations, including the plan's record in achieving specific quality standards with similar populations.
b.
Establishment of community partnerships with providers which create opportunities for reinvestment in community-based services.
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Provision of additional benefits, particularly behavioral health services, the coordination of dental care, and other initiatives that improve overall well-being.
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hb517-00 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S HB 517 2026 d.
Provision of and capacity to provide mental health therapies and analysis designed to meet the needs of individuals with developmental disabilities.
e.
Evidence that an eligible plan has written agreements or signed contracts or has made substantial progress in establishing relationships with providers before submitting its response.
f.
Experience in the provision of person-centered planning as described in 42 C.F.R.
s.
441.301(c)(1).
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Experience in robust provider development programs that result in increased availability of Medicaid providers to serve the developmental disabilities community.
2.
After negotiations are conducted, the agency shall select the eligible plans that are determined to be responsive and provide the best value to the state.
Preference must be given to plans that:
a.
Have signed contracts in sufficient numbers to meet the specific standards established under s.
409.967(2)(c), including contracts for personal supports, skilled nursing, residential habilitation, adult day training, mental health services, respite care, companion services, and supported employment, as those services are defined in the Florida Medicaid Developmental Disabilities Individual Budgeting Waiver Services Coverage and Limitations Handbook as adopted by reference in rule 59G-13.070, Florida Administrative Code.
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Have well-defined programs for recognizing patient- centered medical homes and providing increased compensation to recognized medical homes, as defined by the plan.
c.
Have well-defined programs related to person-centered planning as described in 42 C.F.R.
s.
441.301(c)(1).
d.
Have robust and innovative programs for provider development and collaboration with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities.
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  3. Referred to Rules

  4. In Messages

  5. CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0

  6. Read 3rd time

  7. Added to Third Reading Calendar

  8. Read 2nd time

  9. Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)

  10. Added to Second Reading Calendar

  11. Bill released to House Calendar

  12. Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

  13. Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee

  14. Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

  15. Now in Health & Human Services Committee

  16. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  17. 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

  18. CS Filed

  19. Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)

  20. Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  21. Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  22. PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda

  23. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  24. Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  25. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  26. Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  27. Filed

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Votes

Passage Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 79000
Democrat 32002
Unaffiliated 4000
Total 115002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Gonzalez Pittman — Yea
Smith — Yea
Kincart Jonsson — Yea
Tomkow — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
Long, Rob Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Not Voting
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Young, RaShon Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Boyles, Nathan Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Yea
Hodgers, Brian Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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Passage, Third Reading

Passed 115 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Republican 83000
Democrat 31002
Unaffiliated 1000
Total 115002
% of votes cast 98%0%0%2%
How each member voted (117)
Member Party Vote
Tomkow — Yea
Alvarez, Jose Democrat Yea
Antone, Bruce Hadley Democrat Yea
Aristide, Wallace Democrat Yea
Bartleman, Robin Democrat Yea
Campbell, Daryl Democrat Yea
Chambliss, Kevin D. Democrat Yea
Cross, Lindsay Democrat Yea
Daley, Dan Democrat Yea
Daniels, Kimberly Democrat Yea
Driskell, Fentrice Democrat Yea
Dunkley, Lisa Democrat Yea
Edmonds, Jervonte "Tae" Democrat Yea
Eskamani, Dr. Anna V. Democrat Yea
Franklin II, Gallop Democrat Yea
Gantt, Ashley Viola Democrat Yea
Gottlieb, Michael "Mike" Democrat Yea
Harris, Jennifer "Rita" Democrat Yea
Hart-Lowman, Dianne "Ms Dee" Democrat Yea
Hinson, Yvonne Hayes Democrat Yea
Hunschofsky, Christine Democrat Yea
Joseph, Dotie Democrat Not Voting
Long, Rob Democrat Yea
López, Johanna Democrat Yea
Nixon, Angela "Angie" Democrat Yea
Rayner, Michele K. Democrat Not Voting
Robinson, Felicia Simone Democrat Yea
Rosenwald, Mitch Democrat Yea
Skidmore, Kelly Democrat Yea
Spencer, Leonard Democrat Yea
Tant, Allison Democrat Yea
Tendrich, Debra Democrat Yea
Woodson, Marie Paule Democrat Yea
Young, RaShon Democrat Yea
Abbott, Shane G. Republican Yea
Albert, Jon Republican Yea
Alvarez, Daniel Antonio "Danny" Republican Yea
Anderson, Adam Republican Yea
Andrade, Robert Alexander "Alex" Republican Yea
Baker, Jessica Republican Yea
Bankson, Douglas Michael "Doug" Republican Yea
Barnaby, Webster Republican Yea
Basabe, Fabián Republican Yea
Benarroch, Yvette Republican Yea
Berfield, Kimberly Republican Yea
Black, Dean Republican Yea
Blanco, Omar Republican Yea
Booth, Erika Republican Yea
Borrero, David Republican Yea
Botana, Adam Republican Yea
Boyles, Nathan Republican Yea
Brackett, Robert A. "Robbie" Republican Yea
Brannan III, Robert Charles "Chuck" Republican Yea
Buchanan, James Republican Yea
Busatta, Demi Republican Yea
Canady, Jennifer Republican Yea
Cassel, Hillary Republican Yea
Chamberlin, Ryan Republican Yea
Chaney, Linda Republican Yea
Cobb, Nan Republican Yea
Conerly, William "Bill" Republican Yea
Duggan, Wyman Republican Yea
Esposito, Tiffany Republican Yea
Fabricio, Tom Republican Yea
Garrison, Sam Republican Yea
Gentry, Richard Republican Yea
Gerwig, Anne Republican Yea
Giallombardo, Mike Republican Yea
Gonzalez Pittman, Karen Republican Yea
Gossett-Seidman, Peggy Republican Yea
Greco, Sam Republican Yea
Griffitts Jr., Philip Wayne "Griff" Republican Yea
Grow, J.J. Republican Yea
Hodgers, Brian Republican Yea
Holcomb, Jeff Republican Yea
Jacques, Berny Republican Yea
Johnson, Chad Republican Yea
Kendall, Kim Republican Yea
Kincart Jonsson, Jennifer Republican Yea
Koster, Traci Republican Yea
LaMarca, Chip Republican Yea
Maggard, Randall Scott "Randy" Republican Yea
Maney, Patt Republican Yea
McClure, Lawrence Republican Yea
McFarland, Fiona Republican Yea
Melo, Lauren Republican Yea
Michael, Kiyan Republican Yea
Miller, Monique Republican Yea
Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" Republican Yea
Nix Jr., Danny Republican Yea
Oliver, Vanessa Republican Yea
Overdorf, Tobin Rogers "Toby" Republican Yea
Owen, Michael Republican Yea
Partington, Bill Republican Yea
Perez, Daniel Republican Yea
Persons-Mulicka, Jenna Republican Yea
Plakon, Rachel Saunders Republican Yea
Plasencia, Susan Republican Yea
Porras, Juan Carlos Republican Yea
Redondo, Mike Republican Yea
Rizo, Alex Republican Yea
Robinson Jr., William Cloud "Will" Republican Yea
Salzman, Michelle Republican Yea
Sapp, Judson Republican Yea
Shoaf, Jason Republican Yea
Sirois, Tyler I. Republican Yea
Smith, David Republican Yea
Snyder, John Republican Yea
Stark, Paula A. Republican Yea
Steele, Kevin M. Republican Yea
Trabulsy, Dana Republican Yea
Tramont, Chase Republican Yea
Tuck, Kaylee Republican Yea
Valdés, Susan L. Republican Yea
Weinberger, Meg Republican Yea
Yarkosky, Taylor Michael Republican Yea
Yeager, Bradford Troy "Brad" Republican Yea

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What does HB 517 do?
Medicaid Provider Networks ; Requires AHCA to establish network adequacy standards for prepaid dental plans; provides requirements for such standards; requires Medicaid managed care plan provider network databases to identify whether providers are accepting new patients; requires prepaid dental plans to to provide specified information on online provider database.
Who sponsors HB 517?
HB 517 is sponsored by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Tramont, Chase (Republican), Tendrich, Debra (Democrat), Bartleman, Robin (Democrat), Daniels, Kimberly (Democrat), Harris, Jennifer "Rita" (Democrat), López, Johanna (Democrat), Mooney Jr., James Vernon "Jim" (Republican), Nixon, Angela "Angie" (Democrat), Valdés, Susan L. (Republican), and Hunschofsky, Christine (Democrat).
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