Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility For Pregnant Women
- Introduced Feb 25, 2025
- In committee Mar 2, 2025
- Passed the House
- Passed the Senate
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2025
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility For Pregnant Women; Creates pilot program to provide temporary Medicaid coverage to pregnant women who are presumptively eligible for Medicaid; authorizes AHCA to approve certain entities to serve as qualified presumptive eligibility locations; provides application requirements; requires AHCA to prioritize approval of qualified entities located in underserved areas; specifies duties…
Read the full title (144 words)
Medicaid Presumptive Eligibility For Pregnant Women; Creates pilot program to provide temporary Medicaid coverage to pregnant women who are presumptively eligible for Medicaid; authorizes AHCA to approve certain entities to serve as qualified presumptive eligibility locations; provides application requirements; requires AHCA to prioritize approval of qualified entities located in underserved areas; specifies duties of qualified entities; requires qualified entities to provide written notice of their determinations to applicants within specified timeframe; provides requirements for notice; specifies performance standards for qualified entities; specifies timeframe of presumptive eligibility period for temporary Medicaid coverage; requires AHCA to implement certain procedures that allow for seamless transition from temporary Medicaid coverage to enrollment for full Medicaid benefits; requires AHCA, in collaboration with DOH, to implement outreach program for specified purposes; requires AHCA to seek federal approval to implement pilot program; requires AHCA to implement pilot program within specified timeframe.
Every action
8 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- HouseFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee · House Health Care Budget Subcommittee
- CommitteeReferred to Health & Human Services Committee · House Health & Human Services Committee
- CommitteeNow in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- House1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- HouseIndefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- CommitteeDied in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee · House Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
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Felicia Simone RobinsonD Primary sponsor · District 104
All 2 cosponsors
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.