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CS/CS/HB 1227: Medicaid Enrollment for Permanently Disabled Individuals

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee ; Tramont ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman ; Benarroch ; López, J. ; Melo ; Rizo ; Salzman ; Tant ; Valdés

Medicaid Enrollment for Permanently Disabled Individuals ; Requires that certain Medicaid-eligible persons who receive specified Medicaid-covered services & who are permanently disabled be presumed eligible for continued Medicaid coverage during redetermination processes; requires AHCA to continue to make payments for such services; requires certain persons to notify AHCA & DCF of certain changes in disability or economic status; authorizes DCF to conduct redetermination of eligibility; requires DCF to make notifications; requires AHCA to seek federal authorization to exempt certain persons from annual redetermination of eligibility; requires AHCA & DCF to develop specified process.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/23/2025 Senate - Received
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/26/2025 House • Filed
3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2025 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
3/25/2025 House • Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
3/27/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
3/28/2025 House • Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
3/31/2025 House • Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
4/7/2025 House • Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
4/9/2025 House • Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
4/11/2025 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
4/15/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
4/16/2025 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 2)
4/17/2025 House • Bill referred to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar
• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/23/2025)
4/23/2025 House • Read 2nd time
• Placed on 3rd reading
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• CS passed; YEAS 115, NAYS 0
4/23/2025 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Appropriations
• Received