• Introduced
    Feb 28, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Passed Senate
  • Became Law
HB 1603
Florida House Bill
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Comprehensive Health Care for Residents; Provides eligibility of all state residents for Florida Health Plan; authorizes plan enrollees to choose health care providers; authorizes enrollees to see health care specialists without referral; prohibits cost-sharing requirements from being imposed on enrollees; requires board to secure repeals & waivers of certain provisions of federal law; provides that plan's responsibility for providing health care is secondary to existing Federal Government programs; requires plan to collect health care costs from collateral sources under certain circumstance; prohibits eligibility for health care benefits from being impaired by defaults, underpayments, & late payments; requires Secretary of Health Care Administration to designate health planning regions; provides applicability of Code of Ethics for Public Officers & Employees; creates Conflict-of-Interest Committee, Ombudsman Office for Patient Advocacy, & position of plan auditor; provides that plan policies & procedures are exempt from Administrative Procedure Act; provides timeline for operation of plan; prohibits certain health insurance policies & contracts from being sold in this state on & after specified date.
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House • Jun 16, 2025: Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
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  • Jun 16, 2025 | House
    • Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  • May 03, 2025 | House
    • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
  • Mar 05, 2025 | House
    • Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  • Mar 04, 2025 | House
    • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  • Feb 28, 2025 | House
    • Filed
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