Florida House enacts rules requiring insurance compliance for naturopathic physician license issuance

Legislation aims to restrict future participation for entities terminating provider agreements.

Joint Health and Human Services panels reviewed a consolidated program-integrity package combining governor and member proposals, including codifying prepayment review with a 60-day provider notice and a fiscal package that the fiscal analyst estimated would reduce FY26‑27 spending by about $120.2 million while increasing tail-year costs.

The House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee adopted a package of amendments to its childcare licensing modernization proposal but voted 5–7 against referring the amended House File 29 29 to Ways and Means, meaning the measure will not advance from the committee this year. Providers testified in favor of a provider board and changes to ease administrative burdens.

AB36 mandates timely hearing requests for Medicaid providers and clarifies extenuating circumstances.

House Bill 2029 establishes detailed requirements for insurers auditing behavioral health claims