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SB 40FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

SB 40: New Requirements for Medicaid Managed Care Contracts

Original title: Medicaid Providers

March 13, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

will be required to adjust their contract terms and service availability standards, which directly impacts how and when Medicaid recipients can access care outside of standard business hours.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Medicaid managed care plans

These organizations must comply with new contract requirements mandated by the Agency for Health Care Administration.

Medicaid recipients

Recipients may experience changes in service availability or access standards based on the new contract requirements for managed care plans.

Agency for Health Care Administration

The agency is tasked with updating and enforcing new contract requirements for all Medicaid managed care plans.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill mandates that the (AHCA) include specific new requirements in its contracts with . It also establishes a formal definition for the term 'outside of regular business hours' to standardize service expectations.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this bill change for Medicaid managed care plans?
It mandates that the include new, specific requirements in its contracts with these plans.
How does this bill define 'outside of regular business hours'?
The bill defines the term, though the specific hours or criteria for that definition are to be established by the per the bill's requirements.

Why It Matters

will be required to adjust their contract terms and service availability standards, which directly impacts how and when Medicaid recipients can access care outside of standard business hours.

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Lobbying Activity

60 Plus Association

2026

TAXATION/INTERNAL REVENUE CODEENVIRONMENT/SUPERFUNDCOPYRIGHT/PATENT/TRADEMARKHEALTH ISSUES

Signed a coalition letter opposing any efforts to raise the corporate tax rate above the 21% level set in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). Signed a coalition in support of the Family Business Legacy Act, H.R. 6329. This legislation creates parity in the tax code between the estate and gift taxes by allowing an estate tax deduction for contributions to 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) organizations. Signed a coalition letter urging opposition to proposals that would raise taxes on carried interest investment income.The letter is urging Congress to reject the misnamed Carried Interest Fairness Act, legislation recently reintroduced by Senators Tammy Baldwin, Elizabeth Warren, Bernie Sanders, and other progressive members of Congress. This legislation that would increase the tax rate on carried interest investment by 70%, from 23.8% to 40.8%. Signed a coalition letter in support of H.R.574 - ALIGN Act and highlight the 100% bonus depreciation provision's importance as the tax cut reauthorization efforts continue. Signed a coalition to support of repealing IRA's green new deal subsidies in reconciliation to pay for tax cuts. Signed a coalition letter regarding digital services taxes (DST) in an effort to stop Canadas imposition of a discriminatory digital services tax (DST) on U.S. firms and your efforts to include restrictions on the imposition of DSTs and other unfair digital policies in recently announced trade agreements-providing a model for future trade negotiations. Signed a coalition letter urging the President to index capital gains for inflation.

BARNES & THORNBURG, LLP

on behalf of SUPERIOR AIR GROUND AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.

ILLINOIS ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL BOARDS

$30,000

ILLINOIS HEALTH & HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY ILLINOIS HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION)

$90,000

HARO SOLUTIONS LLC

on behalf of COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA

HALL, RENDER, KILLIAN, HEATH & LYMAN, P.C.

on behalf of LEE HEALTH SYSTEM

ADAPTIVE GOVERNMENT RELATIONS

on behalf of SEATTLE CHILDREN'S

STEPHANIE KENNAN

on behalf of OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES

1607 STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of Stonington Global OBO TL Management

2025

MEDICARE/MEDICAID

Issues related to Medicaid. H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, provisions related to nursing homes, Medicare provider tax and Medicare Advantage. S. 1105, No UPCODE Act, all provisions.

SINGISER SOLUTIONS LLC

on behalf of PLANNED PARENTHOOD FEDERATION OF AMERICA

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Standardization of After-Hours Care

The bill indicates a legislative move to standardize the definition of 'after-hours' care across all Medicaid managed care providers to ensure consistent access.

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Sources

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  • Controversy20
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