Health Insurer Accountability
Summary
Health Insurer Accountability; Requires health plan to participate in filed claim dispute; provides penalties for failure to respond to claim; requires AHCA to notify certain entity within specified timeframe when health plan fails to pay provider; requires health plan to pay provider within specified timeframe after agency's order; provides credentialing requirements for managed care plan; requires each managed care plan to identify to agency & OIR any ownership interest of affiliation of any kind with certain entities; provides requirements for identification of such information; removes provision requiring results of certain audit reports to be dispositive; requires managed care contracts to include provider notifications regarding certain denials of coverage; prohibits insurer from denying certain claims; provides notification requirements & penalties.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026
Last action Mar 13, 2026
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Jan 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
lower
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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