Clinical Laboratory Personnel; Deleting requirements that the Department of Health conduct examinations for clinical laboratory personnel licensure and register clinical laboratory trainees; repealing provisions relating to approval of laboratory personnel training programs; requiring that applicants for licensure as a technologist or technician who meet specified criteria be deemed to have satisfied minimum qualifications for licensure, as applicable, etc.
Doula Services in Maternal Health Initiatives; Creates Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program within DOH for specified purposes; requires DOH, in collaboration with its maternal & child health section, to implement & oversee pilot program; specifies duration of pilot program, subject to funding; requires pilot program to target specified populations for enrollment; specifies services that will be provided under pilot program; requires department to collaborate with specified entities to integrate doula services into existing maternal health programs & facilitate outreach & service delivery; authorizes department to integrate doula services into existing maternal & child health programs as expansion of pilot program, subject to certain requirements; provides for funding of pilot program.
Attorney Fees and Costs for Motor Vehicle Personal Injury Protection Benefits; Providing that prevailing parties in suits by certain health care providers for overdue medical benefits under motor vehicle personal injury protection policies are entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs, etc.
Consumer Protection in Insurance Matters; Requiring public adjusters, public adjuster apprentices, and public adjusting firms to provide a specified response within a specified timeframe after receiving a request for claim status from a claimant, an insured, or a designated representative; requiring that universal life insurance policies include a provision requiring a certain annual report; requiring certain automobile insurers, under certain circumstances, to provide a specified statement in a certain manner; requiring insurers to pay or deny certain claims within a specified timeframe, etc.
Collaborative Pharmacy Practice for Chronic Health Conditions; Revising the definition of the term “chronic health condition” to exclude specified heart conditions for purposes of collaborative pharmacy practice for chronic health conditions, etc.
Coverage for Out-of-network Ground Ambulance Emergency Services; Requires certain health insurers & HMOs to reimburse nonparticipating & out-of-network ambulance service providers at specified rate for providing ground ambulance services; provides that certain payments by insured constitute accord & satisfaction, & release, of certain claims; prohibits certain cost-sharing responsibilities paid from exceeding certain amount; provides that ambulance service provider & certain claims are subject to certain provisions; requires small employer carrier to comply with certain provisions.
HB 1507 extends Medicaid eligibility to additional low-income adults who currently fall just above the income threshold for coverage. It directly affects low-income adults in the state who would gain access to medical assistance and related services under Medicaid. The bill modifies existing eligibility rules to include this group without specifying exact income levels or implementation timelines in the provided abstract. (Note: The context does not detail specific income thresholds or other procedural mechanisms.)
Patient Access to Records ; Requires certain licensed facilities, providers, & health care practitioners to furnish & provide access to records & reports within specified timeframes after receiving request for such records.
Continuous Glucose Monitors; Requires AHCA to, within specified timeframe, seek federal approval as needed to provide coverage of continuous glucose monitors & related supplies as durable medical equipment benefit under Medicaid program; provides for reimbursement of such equipment; provides construction; requires AHCA to implement these changes upon receiving any necessary federal approval.
Door Alarms for Multifamily Residential Properties; Creating the “Multihousing Water Safety Act”; requiring that certain properties have door alarms installed and maintained on certain doors beginning on a date certain; requiring that door alarms be inspected annually; requiring the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to enforce this act and authorizing the department to take any enforcement action as authorized by law, etc.
Centralized Medicaid Provider Credentialing; Requiring Medicaid managed care organizations operating in this state on or after a specified date to require their providers to comply with specified accreditation requirements; requiring credentialing verification organizations to implement a single credentialing application through a web-based portal; providing that once approved for enrollment, a provider’s claims become eligible for payment on the date on which the provider’s credentialing application was approved; prohibiting Medicaid managed care organizations from requiring providers to appeal or resubmit clean claims submitted during a specified period, etc.
Medicaid Coverage for Dental Services; Revising optional adult dental services covered by the state Medicaid program; beginning on a specified date, requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to reimburse providers of Medicaid-covered adult dental services at a specified rate; requiring the agency to implement any state plan amendments and seek any federal waivers necessary to implement these changes; revising dental services benefits covered under Medicaid managed care plans, etc.
