Florida · 2026 Regular Session · Bill
HB 1015: Insurance Claims Payments to Health Care Providers
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
HB 1015 is a bill introduced in the Florida House on January 5, 2026. According to its official title, it concerns: Insurance Claims Payments to Health Care Providers. Primary sponsor: Hillary Cassel (Republican). Most recent recorded action (March 13, 2026): Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee.
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Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Insurance Claims Payments to Health Care Providers; Prohibits payment adjudicators from downcoding health care services under certain circumstances; requires health insurers to ensure that their downcoding policies are updated & to ensure compliance with specified provisions on downcoding; authorizes investigations & actions against noncompliance; provides certain presumption in favor of physicians' determination regarding patients' diagnoses & service orders; provides calculations of interests on health insurers' nonpayment & underpayment due to downcoding; provides causes of action for health care providers; prohibits utilization review entities from implementing new requirements, restrictions, & changes on prior authorizations under certain circumstances; provides requirements for adverse determinations made by such entities on health care providers' claims; revises requirements & timeframes for responses from health insurers & HMOs to submitted claims.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Cassel | Primary sponsor | Republican | House | 101 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Now in Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- Referred to Commerce Committee
- Referred to Health Care Facilities & Systems Subcommittee
- Referred to Insurance & Banking Subcommittee
- Filed