HB 693: Health and Human Services
GENERAL BILL by Redondo
Health and Human Services; Revises health care provisions relating to emergency medical technicians & paramedics; enacts Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact; repeals provisions relating to Health Facility & Services Development Act; revises provisions relating to certificates-of-need, the Kidcare program, & Medicaid; requires DCF to develop & implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan; revises significant investigation information DOH is required to report relating to certain physician assistants, emergency medical technicians, & paramedics; enacts Physician Assistant Licensure Compact; revises practice requirements for autonomous advanced practice registered nurse; revises remediable & delegable duties of dentist; requires certain health insurers to apply payments for services provided by nonpreferred providers toward insureds' deductibles & out-of-pocket maximums.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
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| 12/9/2025 | House |
• Filed |
Related Bills
| Bill Number | Subject | Filed By | Relationship | Last Action and Location | Track Bills |
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| H 695 | Pub. Rec./Health Care | Redondo | Linked | Last Action: 12/9/2025 H Filed |
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| H 363 | Dental Therapy | Chaney | Compare | Last Action: 12/9/2025 H Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee |
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No Vote History AvailableCitations - Statutes (58)
| Citation | Catchline | Location in Bill Location In Bill Help |
|---|---|---|
| 154.245 | Agency for Health Care Administration certificate of need required as a condition to bond validation and project construction. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 154.246 | Validation of certain bonds and proceedings. | Page 119 (pdf) |
| 159.27 | Definitions. | Page 119 (pdf) |
| 189.08 | Special district public facilities report. | Page 120 (pdf) |
| 220.1845 | Contaminated site rehabilitation tax credit. | Page 121 (pdf) |
| 376.30781 | Tax credits for rehabilitation of drycleaning-solvent-contaminated sites and brownfield sites in designated brownfield areas; application process; rulemaking authority; revocation authority. | Page 121 (pdf) |
| 395.003 | Licensure; denial, suspension, and revocation. | Page 122 (pdf) |
| 395.1055 | Rules and enforcement. | Page 124 (pdf) |
| 400.071 | Application for license. | Page 124 (pdf) |
| 400.606 | License; application; renewal; conditional license or permit; certificate of need. | Page 125 (pdf) |
| 400.6085 | Contractual services. | Page 125 (pdf) |
| 401.25 | Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. | Page 11 (pdf) |
| 401.411 | Disciplinary action; penalties. | Page 9 (pdf) |
| 401.466 | Page 12 (pdf) | |
| 408.031 | Short title. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.032 | Definitions relating to Health Facility and Services Development Act. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.033 | Local and state health planning. | Page 45 (pdf) |
| 408.034 | Duties and responsibilities of agency; rules. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.035 | Review criteria. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.036 | Projects subject to review; exemptions. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.037 | Application content. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.038 | Fees. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.039 | Review process. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.040 | Conditions and monitoring. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.041 | Certificate of need required; penalties. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.042 | Limitation on transfer. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.043 | Special provisions. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.044 | Injunction. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.045 | Certificate of need; competitive sealed proposals. | Page 44 (pdf) |
| 408.07 | Definitions. | Page 127 (pdf) |
| 408.806 | License application process. | Page 137 (pdf) |
| 408.808 | License categories. | Page 138 (pdf) |
| 408.810 | Minimum licensure requirements. | Page 140 (pdf) |
| 408.820 | Exemptions. | Page 140 (pdf) |
| 409.811 | Definitions relating to Florida Kidcare Act. | Page 50 (pdf) |
| 409.814 | Eligibility. | Page 51 (pdf) |
| 409.818 | Administration. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 409.902 | Designated single state agency; payment requirements; program title; release of medical records. | Page 52 (pdf) |
| 409.90201 | Recipient address update process. | Page 54 (pdf) |
| 409.904 | Optional payments for eligible persons. | Page 54 (pdf) |
| 409.905 | Mandatory Medicaid services. | Page 55 (pdf) |
| 414.321 | Page 56 (pdf) | |
| 414.332 | Page 57 (pdf) | |
| 414.455 | Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; legislative authorization; mandatory participation in employment and training programs. | Page 59 (pdf) |
| 456.0575 | Duty to notify patients. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 456.073 | Disciplinary proceedings. | Page 60 (pdf) |
| 456.076 | Impaired practitioner programs. | Page 62 (pdf) |
| 456.66 | Page 63 (pdf) | |
| 458.307 | Board of Medicine. | Page 104 (pdf) |
| 458.347 | Physician assistants. | Page 104 (pdf) |
| 459.022 | Physician assistants. | Page 105 (pdf) |
| 464.0123 | Autonomous practice by an advanced practice registered nurse. | Page 107 (pdf) |
| 466.017 | Prescription of drugs; anesthesia. | Page 108 (pdf) |
| 466.024 | Delegation of duties; expanded functions. | Page 114 (pdf) |
| 624.91 | The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act. | Page 116 (pdf) |
| 627.6471 | Contracts for reduced rates of payment; limitations; coinsurance and deductibles. | Page 117 (pdf) |
| 651.118 | Agency for Health Care Administration; certificates of need; sheltered beds; community beds. | Page 118 (pdf) |
| 768.28 | Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. | Page 118 (pdf) |
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