CS/HB 693: Health and Human Services
GENERAL BILL by Health & Human Services Committee ; Redondo ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Salzman ; Shoaf
Health and Human Services ; Revises health care provisions relating to emergency medical technicians & paramedics; repeals provisions relating to Health Facility & Services Development Act; revises provisions relating to certificates-of-need, the Kidcare program, & Medicaid; requires DCF to develop & implement a food assistance payment accuracy improvement plan; revises significant investigation information DOH is required to report relating to certain physician assistants, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, & social workers; enacts Physician Assistant Licensure Compact, Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact, & Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; revises practice requirements for autonomous advanced practice registered nurse; revises remediable & delegable duties of dentist; requires certain health insurers to apply payments for services provided by nonpreferred providers toward insureds' deductibles & out-of-pocket maximums.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 2/26/2026 House - Added to Second Reading Calendar
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/9/2025 House • Filed
12/16/2025 House • Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
• Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
1/13/2026 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/27/2026 House • Added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
1/29/2026 House • Favorable by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
• Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
• Now in Health & Human Services Committee
2/20/2026 House • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
2/24/2026 House • Favorable with CS by Health & Human Services Committee
2/25/2026 House • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
• Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a)
• CS Filed
• Bill referred to House Calendar
• 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
2/26/2026 House • Added to Second Reading Calendar
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CS/HB 693, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 2:00 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (5)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 695 (c1) Pub. Rec./Health Care Health & Human Services Committee Linked Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar 
H 13 Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact Hunschofsky Compare Last Action: 2/26/2026 S Referred to Rules
H 363 (c1) Dental Therapy Health & Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 2/4/2026 S In Messages
S 74 Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact Harrell Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced
S 1758 (c1) Public Assistance Gaetz Compare Last Action: 2/25/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Citations - Statutes (30)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 11 (pdf) 401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 15 (pdf) 401.411 Disciplinary action; penalties. Page 12 (pdf) 401.466 Page 15 (pdf) 409.814 Eligibility. Page 48 (pdf) 409.818 Administration. Page 49 (pdf) 409.902 Designated single state agency; payment requirements; program title; release of medical records. Page 49 (pdf) 409.90201 Recipient address update process. Page 50 (pdf) 409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 51 (pdf) 409.905 Mandatory Medicaid services. Page 52 (pdf) 414.321 Page 53 (pdf) 414.332 Page 54 (pdf) 414.455 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; legislative authorization; mandatory participation in employment and training programs. Page 56 (pdf) 456.0575 Duty to notify patients. Page 56 (pdf) 456.073 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 57 (pdf) 456.076 Impaired practitioner programs. Page 58 (pdf) 456.66 Page 60 (pdf) 458.307 Board of Medicine. Page 100 (pdf) 458.347 Physician assistants. Page 101 (pdf) 459.022 Physician assistants. Page 102 (pdf) 464.0123 Autonomous practice by an advanced practice registered nurse. Page 104 (pdf) 466.017 Prescription of drugs; anesthesia. Page 105 (pdf) 466.024 Delegation of duties; expanded functions. Page 111 (pdf) 491.004 Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling. Page 160 (pdf) 491.005 Licensure by examination. Page 160 (pdf) 491.006 Licensure or certification by endorsement. Page 161 (pdf) 491.009 Discipline. Page 161 (pdf) 491.022 Page 113 (pdf) 627.6471 Contracts for reduced rates of payment; limitations; coinsurance and deductibles. Page 167 (pdf) 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 168 (pdf) -
HB 693, Original Filed Version Posted 12/9/2025 at 1:05 PM
Bill Text: PDF Analyses: Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 1/29/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (3)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 695 Pub. Rec./Health Care Health & Human Services Committee Linked Last Action: 2/26/2026 H Added to Second Reading Calendar
H 363 (c1) Dental Therapy Health & Human Services Committee Compare Last Action: 2/4/2026 S In Messages
S 1758 (c1) Public Assistance Gaetz Compare Last Action: 2/25/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/02/26, 12:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
Committee Amendments (1)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 863089 - Strike All Amendment
Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:Redondo 2/23/2026
5:02 PMAdopted without Objection
2/24/2026PDF Citations - Statutes (58)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 154.245 Agency for Health Care Administration certificate of need required as a condition to bond validation and project construction. Page 9 (pdf) 154.246 Validation of certain bonds and proceedings. Page 119 (pdf) 159.27 Definitions. Page 119 (pdf) 189.08 Special district public facilities report. Page 120 (pdf) 220.1845 Contaminated site rehabilitation tax credit. Page 121 (pdf) 376.30781 Tax credits for rehabilitation of drycleaning-solvent-contaminated sites and brownfield sites in designated brownfield areas; application process; rulemaking authority; revocation authority. Page 121 (pdf) 395.003 Licensure; denial, suspension, and revocation. Page 122 (pdf) 395.1055 Rules and enforcement. Page 124 (pdf) 400.071 Application for license. Page 124 (pdf) 400.606 License; application; renewal; conditional license or permit; certificate of need. Page 125 (pdf) 400.6085 Contractual services. Page 125 (pdf) 401.25 Licensure as a basic life support or an advanced life support service. Page 11 (pdf) 401.411 Disciplinary action; penalties. Page 9 (pdf) 401.466 Page 12 (pdf) 408.031 Short title. Page 44 (pdf) 408.032 Definitions relating to Health Facility and Services Development Act. Page 44 (pdf) 408.033 Local and state health planning. Page 45 (pdf) 408.034 Duties and responsibilities of agency; rules. Page 44 (pdf) 408.035 Review criteria. Page 44 (pdf) 408.036 Projects subject to review; exemptions. Page 44 (pdf) 408.037 Application content. Page 44 (pdf) 408.038 Fees. Page 44 (pdf) 408.039 Review process. Page 44 (pdf) 408.040 Conditions and monitoring. Page 44 (pdf) 408.041 Certificate of need required; penalties. Page 44 (pdf) 408.042 Limitation on transfer. Page 44 (pdf) 408.043 Special provisions. Page 44 (pdf) 408.044 Injunction. Page 44 (pdf) 408.045 Certificate of need; competitive sealed proposals. Page 44 (pdf) 408.07 Definitions. Page 127 (pdf) 408.806 License application process. Page 137 (pdf) 408.808 License categories. Page 138 (pdf) 408.810 Minimum licensure requirements. Page 140 (pdf) 408.820 Exemptions. Page 140 (pdf) 409.811 Definitions relating to Florida Kidcare Act. Page 50 (pdf) 409.814 Eligibility. Page 51 (pdf) 409.818 Administration. Page 52 (pdf) 409.902 Designated single state agency; payment requirements; program title; release of medical records. Page 52 (pdf) 409.90201 Recipient address update process. Page 54 (pdf) 409.904 Optional payments for eligible persons. Page 54 (pdf) 409.905 Mandatory Medicaid services. Page 55 (pdf) 414.321 Page 56 (pdf) 414.332 Page 57 (pdf) 414.455 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program; legislative authorization; mandatory participation in employment and training programs. Page 59 (pdf) 456.0575 Duty to notify patients. Page 60 (pdf) 456.073 Disciplinary proceedings. Page 60 (pdf) 456.076 Impaired practitioner programs. Page 62 (pdf) 456.66 Page 63 (pdf) 458.307 Board of Medicine. Page 104 (pdf) 458.347 Physician assistants. Page 104 (pdf) 459.022 Physician assistants. Page 105 (pdf) 464.0123 Autonomous practice by an advanced practice registered nurse. Page 107 (pdf) 466.017 Prescription of drugs; anesthesia. Page 108 (pdf) 466.024 Delegation of duties; expanded functions. Page 114 (pdf) 624.91 The Florida Healthy Kids Corporation Act. Page 116 (pdf) 627.6471 Contracts for reduced rates of payment; limitations; coinsurance and deductibles. Page 117 (pdf) 651.118 Agency for Health Care Administration; certificates of need; sheltered beds; community beds. Page 118 (pdf) 768.28 Waiver of sovereign immunity in tort actions; recovery limits; civil liability for damages caused during a riot; limitation on attorney fees; statute of limitations; exclusions; indemnification; risk management programs. Page 118 (pdf)