CS/HB 517: Medicaid Dental Provider Networks

GENERAL BILL by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee, Tramont, Tendrich; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Bartleman

Medicaid Dental Provider Networks ; Requires AHCA to establish network adequacy standards for prepaid dental plans; provides requirements for such standards; requires Medicaid managed care plan provider network databases to identify whether providers are accepting new patients; requires prepaid dental plans to to provide specified information on online provider database.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/13/2026 11:28 AM

• Related Bills (1)

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  S 152 by Harrell Medicaid Provider Networks Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced	Compare

• Analyses (1)

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  • Health & Human Services Committee (Post-Meeting)   2/18/2026

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  409.967

  Managed care plan accountability.

  Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/24/2025	H	• Filed
  12/3/2025	H	• Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  2/10/2026	H	• PCS added to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee agenda
  2/12/2026	H	• Favorable with CS by Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
  2/13/2026	H	• Reported out of Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee • Laid on Table under Rule 7.18(a) • CS Filed • 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1)
  2/16/2026	H	• Referred to Health & Human Services Committee • Now in Health & Human Services Committee • Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
  2/18/2026	H	• Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee • Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  2/19/2026	H	• Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/25/2026)