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CS/HB 1427: Health Care

GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Griffitts ; Abbott ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Barnaby

Health Care; Revises eligibility requirements for Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education Program; creates Rural Access to Primary & Preventive Care Grant Program & Stroke, Cardiac, & Obstetric Response and Education Grant Program within DOH; authorizes Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or contracted with health access setting or another similar setting or program; requires health care practitioner to notify patient in writing upon referring patient to certain providers; requires certain health insurers to apply payments for services provided by nonpreferred providers toward insureds' deductibles & out-of-pocket maximums if specified conditions are met; revises provisions relating to dental therapy.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/22/2025 House - 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Commerce Committee
    • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
    • Referred to Budget Committee
    • Now in Commerce Committee
    3/20/2025 House • Added to Commerce Committee agenda
    3/24/2025 House • Favorable by Commerce Committee
    3/25/2025 House • Reported out of Commerce Committee
    • Now in Health & Human Services Committee
    4/11/2025 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    4/21/2025 House • PCS added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
    4/22/2025 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
    • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
    • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
    • CS Filed
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/25/2025)
    • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)

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  • CS/HB 1427, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/22/2025 at 3:43 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (7)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 21 (c2) Dental Therapy Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1101 (e1) Out-of-network Providers Albert Compare Last Action: 4/14/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1297 (e1) Electronic Prescribing Partington Compare Last Action: 4/14/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    S 82 Dental Therapy Collins Compare Last Action: 3/4/2025 S Introduced Track This Bill
    S 110 (e1) Rural Communities Simon Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 H 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) Track This Bill
    S 1568 (c1) Electronic Prescribing Brodeur Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Track This Bill
    S 1842 (c2) Out-of-network Providers Burton Compare Last Action: 4/22/2025 S CS/CS/CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    584287 - Amendment
    Remove lines 826-1516 and insert:     		Steele 4/23/2025
    2:46 PM     		PDF

    Citations - Statutes (28)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    381.402 Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education Program. Page 6 (pdf)
    381.403 Page 8 (pdf)
    381.9856 Page 14 (pdf)
    395.6061 Rural hospital capital improvement. Page 17 (pdf)
    409.906 Optional Medicaid services. Page 18 (pdf)
    456.0575 Duty to notify patients. Page 20 (pdf)
    456.42 Written prescriptions for medicinal drugs. Page 21 (pdf)
    458.347 Physician assistants. Page 24 (pdf)
    459.022 Physician assistants. Page 26 (pdf)
    466.001 Legislative purpose and intent. Page 28 (pdf)
    466.002 Persons exempt from operation of chapter. Page 28 (pdf)
    466.003 Definitions. Page 29 (pdf)
    466.004 Board of Dentistry. Page 34 (pdf)
    466.006 Examination of dentists. Page 37 (pdf)
    466.009 Reexamination. Page 43 (pdf)
    466.011 Licensure. Page 43 (pdf)
    466.0136 Page 43 (pdf)
    466.016 License to be displayed. Page 44 (pdf)
    466.017 Prescription of drugs; anesthesia. Page 45 (pdf)
    466.018 Dentist of record; patient records. Page 52 (pdf)
    466.0225 Page 53 (pdf)
    466.0227 Page 55 (pdf)
    466.023 Dental hygienists; scope and area of practice. Page 60 (pdf)
    466.026 Prohibitions; penalties. Page 61 (pdf)
    466.028 Grounds for disciplinary action; action by the board. Page 63 (pdf)
    466.0285 Proprietorship by nondentists. Page 65 (pdf)
    627.6471 Contracts for reduced rates of payment; limitations; coinsurance and deductibles. Page 66 (pdf)
    921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity ranking chart. Page 67 (pdf)

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  • HB 1427, Original Filed Version Posted 2/28/2025 at 11:04 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/22/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 110 (e1) Rural Communities Simon Similar Last Action: 4/22/2025 H 1st Reading (Engrossed 1) Track This Bill
    H 1267 (c2) Education Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Received Track This Bill
    H 1397 (c3) Transportation Transportation & Economic Development Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/17/2025 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 3) Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (70)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and duties. Page 20 (pdf)
    125.0104 Tourist development tax; procedure for levying; authorized uses; referendum; enforcement. Page 134 (pdf)
    163.3168 Planning innovations and technical assistance. Page 22 (pdf)
    163.3177 Required and optional elements of comprehensive plan; studies and surveys. Page 144 (pdf)
    163.3187 Process for adoption of small scale comprehensive plan amendment. Page 123 (pdf)
    193.624 Assessment of renewable energy source devices. Page 136 (pdf)
    196.182 Exemption of renewable energy source devices. Page 136 (pdf)
    201.15 Distribution of taxes collected. Page 22 (pdf)
    202.18 Allocation and disposition of tax proceeds. Page 23 (pdf)
    212.20 Funds collected, disposition; additional powers of department; operational expense; refund of taxes adjudicated unconstitutionally collected. Page 25 (pdf)
    212.205 Sales tax distribution reporting. Page 124 (pdf)
    215.211 Service charge; elimination or reduction for specified proceeds. Page 146 (pdf)
    215.971 Agreements funded with federal or state assistance. Page 30 (pdf)
    218.12 Appropriations to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenue in fiscally constrained counties. Page 137 (pdf)
    218.125 Offset for tax loss associated with certain constitutional amendments affecting fiscally constrained counties. Page 137 (pdf)
    218.135 Offset for tax loss associated with reductions in value of certain citrus fruit packing and processing equipment. Page 138 (pdf)
    218.136 Offset for ad valorem revenue loss affecting fiscally constrained counties. Page 139 (pdf)
    218.67 Distribution for fiscally constrained counties. Page 32 (pdf)
    252.35 Emergency management powers; Division of Emergency Management. Page 140 (pdf)
    257.191 Construction grants. Page 125 (pdf)
    257.193 Community Libraries in Caring Program. Page 125 (pdf)
    265.283 Definitions. Page 126 (pdf)
    288.0001 Economic Development Programs Evaluation. Page 35 (pdf)
    288.001 The Florida Small Business Development Center Network. Page 38 (pdf)
    288.007 Inventory of communities seeking to recruit businesses. Page 39 (pdf)
    288.013 Page 40 (pdf)
    288.014 Page 46 (pdf)
    288.0175 Page 51 (pdf)
    288.018 Regional Rural Development Grants Program. Page 53 (pdf)
    288.019 Rural considerations in grant review and evaluation processes. Page 55 (pdf)
    288.021 Economic development liaison. Page 58 (pdf)
    288.065 Rural Community Development Revolving Loan Fund. Page 58 (pdf)
    288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund. Page 61 (pdf)
    288.0656 Rural Economic Development Initiative. Page 65 (pdf)
    288.06561 Reduction or waiver of financial match requirements. Page 71 (pdf)
    288.0657 Florida rural economic development strategy grants. Page 71 (pdf)
    288.102 Supply Chain Innovation Grant Program. Page 140 (pdf)
    288.11621 Spring training baseball franchises. Page 126 (pdf)
    288.11631 Retention of Major League Baseball spring training baseball franchises. Page 127 (pdf)
    288.9935 Microfinance Guarantee Program. Page 133 (pdf)
    288.9961 Promotion of broadband adoption; Florida Office of Broadband. Page 73 (pdf)
    288.9962 Broadband Opportunity Program. Page 144 (pdf)
    290.06561 Designation of rural enterprise zone as catalyst site. Page 76 (pdf)
    319.32 Fees; service charges; disposition. Page 76 (pdf)
    334.044 Powers and duties of the department. Page 77 (pdf)
    339.0801 Allocation of increased revenues derived from amendments to s. 319.32(5)(a) by ch. 2012-128. Page 77 (pdf)
    339.2816 Small County Road Assistance Program. Page 80 (pdf)
    339.2818 Small County Outreach Program. Page 81 (pdf)
    339.66 Upgrade of arterial highways with controlled access facilities. Page 146 (pdf)
    339.68 Arterial rural highway projects. Page 83 (pdf)
    381.403 Page 87 (pdf)
    381.9856 Page 92 (pdf)
    395.6061 Rural hospital capital improvement. Page 95 (pdf)
    403.064 Reuse of reclaimed water. Page 141 (pdf)
    403.0741 Grease waste removal and disposal. Page 144 (pdf)
    420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program. Page 147 (pdf)
    420.9073 Local housing distributions. Page 97 (pdf)
    420.9075 Local housing assistance plans; partnerships. Page 97 (pdf)
    420.9076 Adoption of affordable housing incentive strategies; committees. Page 149 (pdf)
    420.9079 Local Government Housing Trust Fund. Page 149 (pdf)
    443.191 Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund; establishment and control. Page 130 (pdf)
    571.26 Florida Agricultural Promotional Campaign Trust Fund. Page 132 (pdf)
    571.265 Promotion of Florida thoroughbred breeding and of thoroughbred racing at Florida thoroughbred tracks; distribution of funds. Page 132 (pdf)
    589.08 Land acquisition restrictions. Page 142 (pdf)
    1001.451 Regional consortium service organizations. Page 102 (pdf)
    1001.4511 Page 105 (pdf)
    1009.635 Page 106 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 143 (pdf)
    1013.62 Charter schools capital outlay funding. Page 111 (pdf)
    1013.64 Funds for comprehensive educational plant needs; construction cost maximums for school district capital projects. Page 111 (pdf)

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