Health Insurance Claims
- Introduced Jan 6, 2026
- In committee Jan 12, 2026
- Passed the Senate
- Passed the House
- To the governor
- Became law Jul 1, 2026
What it does
The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.
Health Insurance Claims; Expanding the scope of the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program to include resolution of denied prior authorization requests; providing that participation in the program is mandatory and prohibiting providers and health plans from opting out of the claim dispute resolution process; prohibiting contracts between certain physicians and health insurers and health…
Read the full title (97 words)
Health Insurance Claims; Expanding the scope of the statewide provider and health plan claim dispute resolution program to include resolution of denied prior authorization requests; providing that participation in the program is mandatory and prohibiting providers and health plans from opting out of the claim dispute resolution process; prohibiting contracts between certain physicians and health insurers and health maintenance organizations, respectively, from specifying credit card payments to physicians as the only acceptable method for payments; authorizing use of electronic funds transfers by health insurers and health maintenance organizations, respectively, for payments to physicians under certain circumstances, etc.
Every action
4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.
- SenateFiled
- CommitteeReferred to Banking and Insurance; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Rules · Senate Banking and Insurance
- SenateIntroduced
- CommitteeDied in Banking and Insurance · Senate Banking and Insurance
Roll calls
No recorded votes on this bill yet.
Sponsors
The member who introduced it.
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Ralph E. MassulloR Primary sponsor · District 11
From Florida's official records (flsenate.gov), checked Nov 14, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.