HB 693 Florida House · 2026 Regular Session

Health and Human Services

Summary

Health and Human Services ; Revises health care provisions relating to emergency medical technicians & paramedics; 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, & social workers; enacts Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, & Social Work Licensure Interstate 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.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Dec 2025

Committee Review

Mar 2026

House Passage

Mar 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Dec 9, 2025 Last action Mar 13, 2026

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What changed between versions

H 693 Filed → H 693 c1 · 7 edits

MODERATE

The bill was updated from a filed version to a committee substitute version, which significantly expanded its scope beyond just emergency medical services to include major revisions to Florida's Medicaid and food assistance programs. The new version adds specific requirements for data accuracy in food assistance and revises eligibility rules for the Florida Kidcare program, while also updating the short title to reflect these broader health and human services changes.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded from focusing primarily on EMS licensure and Certificate of Need rules to include substantial amendments to Medicaid eligibility, administrative duties, and food assistance payment accuracy.

SCOPE

The short title was updated to include amendments to s. 395.1055 and removal of obsolete provisions, reflecting a broader legislative intent.

REQUIREMENT

New requirements were added for the Department of Children and Families to develop and implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan.

Information required for Medicaid eligibility was revised to include updated recipient data requirements.

New sections were created to establish eligibility for food assistance and mandate the submission of the accuracy improvement plan to the Governor and Legislature.

ELIGIBILITY

Eligibility requirements for the Florida Kidcare program were revised in the new version.

Eligibility requirements for certain medical assistance payments were revised.

ENFORCEMENT

New provisions prohibit the agency from making payments to specific prohibited entities.

Floor votes · House Mar 3, 2026

How they voted

80–30

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 118

Mar 3, 2026

D Democratic34

1 Yea 29 Nay 4

85% Nay

R Republican84

79 Yea 1 Nay 4

94% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Mar 3, 2026

Committee

Referred to Rules

upper

Mar 3, 2026

Lower · Passed

CS passed; YEAS 79, NAYS 30

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Committee

Bill referred to House Calendar

lower

Feb 25, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 24, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Feb 20, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Now in Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Jan 29, 2026

Lower · Passed

Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Jan 27, 2026

Lower · Passed

Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

lower

Dec 16, 2025

Committee

Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors