SB 306 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Medicaid Providers

Summary

Medicaid Providers; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to include specified requirements in its contracts with Medicaid managed care plans, etc.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

S 306 Filed → S 306 c1 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill was amended from its original version to add new requirements for Medicaid managed care plans regarding provider access hours, clarify data sharing with the Department of Children and Families, and update the effective date. The changes expand protections for enrollees by ensuring access to care during holidays and outside regular business hours, while also strengthening oversight of provider networks and drug formularies.

Scope change

The bill's scope was expanded to include new definitions for 'outside regular business hours' and enhanced requirements for data sharing between Medicaid managed care plans and the Department of Children and Families for children in state custody.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new requirement that at least 50% of primary care providers in a plan's network must offer appointment availability outside regular business hours (Monday-Friday 5 p.m. to 8 a.m. and all day Saturday and Sunday).

Modified the data sharing requirements between managed care plans and the Department of Children and Families to include compliance monitoring for access to medical, dental, and behavioral health services, medication use, and follow-up on recommended services.

Removed detailed provisions about enrollees receiving care from non-contracted providers when unable to access timely care, as these requirements appear to have been consolidated or modified in the committee substitute version.

DEFINITION

Added a specific definition for 'outside regular business hours' to clarify when providers must be available for Medicaid enrollees.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date from unspecified in the original version to July 1, 2025.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2025

How they voted

37–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 38

Apr 30, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican27

27 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Apr 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 22, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 18 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/22/25, 11:00 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Upper · Passed

Favorable by Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; YEAS 8 NAYS 0

upper

Apr 7, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services, 04/10/25, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Now in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

upper

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)

upper

Mar 27, 2025

Upper · Passed

On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 04/01/25, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy

upper

1 primary · 2 co-sponsors