SB 1082 Florida Senate · 2026 Regular Session

Statewide Provider and Health Plan Claim Dispute Resolution Program

Summary
Statewide Provider and Health Plan Claim Dispute Resolution Program; Specifying additional circumstances under which a disputed claim is not subject to review under the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program, etc.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 13, 2026 Last action Mar 13, 2026
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S 1082 Filed S 1082 c1 · 1 edit
MINOR
This bill amends Florida's statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program by clarifying when claims are excluded from review. The main substantive change adds language to two existing exclusions (items 8 and 9) requiring that federal independent dispute resolution submissions must also meet specific criteria to qualify for the exclusion. This ensures the state program doesn't duplicate federal review processes that have their own eligibility requirements.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains the same, but the exclusions from the dispute resolution program are now more narrowly defined for federal independent dispute resolution cases.
ELIGIBILITY

Added language to items 8 and 9 requiring that federal independent dispute resolution submissions must meet specific criteria to be excluded from state review, preventing automatic exclusion for all federal submissions.

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Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
5
Feb 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Banking and Insurance; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
upper
Jan 30, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Banking and Insurance, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 28, 2026
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Jan 21, 2026
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 01/26/26, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Jan 13, 2026
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Jan 12, 2026
Committee
Referred to Health Policy; Banking and Insurance; Rules
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor

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