Florida Senate Bill 616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on May 5 2023 - 100% progression
Action: 2023-05-05 - Died in Health Policy
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Defining the term "rapid whole genome sequencing"; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, subject to federal approval, to include coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing as a separately payable service for certain Medicaid recipients; requiring that genetic data generated as a result of the rapid whole genome sequencing be used only for specified purposes; providing for the use of such data in scientific research if the patient or his or her legal guardian provides express consent for that use, etc.

Medicaid Coverage of Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing

Sen. Clay Yarborough [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2023-05-05	Senate	Died in Health Policy
2023-03-07	Senate	Introduced
2023-02-16	Senate	Referred to Health Policy; Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services; Fiscal Policy
2023-02-09	Senate	Filed

H1043 (Same As) 2023-05-05 - Died in Fiscal Policy

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
409	9063		Amended Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/616
Text	https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/616/BillText/Filed/HTML