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H1491Introduced in the House

Trust Funds/Creation/Florida Health Plan

Failed

Introduced by Dotie Joseph, District 108

What does this bill do?

Plain-English breakdown

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Official description

Creates Florida Health Fund for Florida Health Plan; provides for administration of fund; provides for sources of funds & purpose; requires claims for health care services to be made to fund; provides for disbursement from fund; provides for accounts in fund; requires moneys received by fund to be paid to specified person; prohibits such person from commingling funds with other moneys; requires necessary waivers, exemptions, agreements, & legislation to be obtained for federal payments for fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of fund; provides eligibility of certain retirees for plan; provides that Florida Health Plan's responsibility for providing health care is secondary to existing federal programs if funding for these programs is not transferred to fund; requires collateral sources to pay certain sum to fund; provides duties of Florida Health Board relating to fund; provides duties of plan auditor relating to fund; provides appropriation; provides applicability of Code of Ethics for Public Officers & Employees to employees & director of fund.

Where it stands

Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

March 13, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)

  3. Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  4. Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee

  5. Referred to Health & Human Services Committee

  6. Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

  7. Died in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee

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