Bills noticed & monitored by AARP, votes were not tracked. In-person Visitation - PASSED Senate Bill 988, by Senator Garcia (companion House Bill 987, by Representative Shoaf). The legislation is Chapter No. 2022-34, effective upon signature of the Governor. The legislation creates uniform visitation requirements for visitors of an intermediate care facility for the developmentally disabled (ICFDD), nursing homes, assisted living facilities (ALFs), hospitals and hospices. It requires these facilities to establish visitation policies and procedures that include: designation of a person responsible for ensuring that staff adhere to the policies and procedures; infection control and education; screening, personal protective equipment; infection control protocols for visitors; and permissible length of visits and number of visitors. It allows residents to designate an essential caregiver who must be allowed in-person visitation for at least two hours per day regardless of the facility’s visiting hours or of any other restriction on visitation. Living Organ Donors in Insurance Policies - PASSED House Bill 1099, by Representative Latvala (companion Senate Bill 1026, by Senator Cruz). The legislation is Chapter No. 2022-59, effective July 1, 2022. The legislation prohibits insurers of life insurance policies, industrial life insurance policies, group life insurance policies, credit life and credit disability insurance policies, and long-term care insurance policies from discriminating against living organ donors, or prospective donors, re: coverage or eligibility solely on their status as living organ donors. The legislation makes such discrimination a violation of the Unfair Insurance Trade Practices Act. Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program - PASSED Senate Bill 1950, by Senator Brodeur (companion House bill 7047, by House Finance & Facilities Subcommittee). The legislation is Chapter No. 2022-42, effective July 1, 2022. The legislation makes changes to the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care (SMMC) program in anticipation of the competitive procurement process beginning with the 2025 plan year. The legislation requires provider service networks (PSNs) to be reimbursed on a prepaid basis rather than on a fee-for-service basis. The legislation also reduces regions within the statewide managed care program from 11 to 9.. The legislation requires managed care plans to contract with cancer hospitals meeting criteria as essential providers. It authorizes the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to select eligible managed care plans through a single statewide procurement rather than separate and simultaneous procurements for each Medicaid region, and requires AHCA to award a contract to at least one PSN in each of the nine regions under the MMA program and under the Medicaid LTC program.
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