Florida H0935 authorizes the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for community health worker services as an optional Medicaid service.

Florida H0935 amends the Medicaid state plan to allow the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for community health worker services as an optional Medicaid service. These services include health promotion, wellness coaching, cultural mediation, and interpretation services. The bill also adds community health worker services to the list of minimum benefits required to be covered by Medicaid managed care plans. The term "community health worker" is defined as a frontline public health worker who provides a range of services addressing the health and social needs of the community.

Florida H0935 authorizes the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for community health worker services as an optional Medicaid service.

Florida H0935 amends the Medicaid state plan to allow the Agency for Health Care Administration to pay for community health worker services as an optional Medicaid service. These services include health promotion, wellness coaching, cultural mediation, and interpretation services. The bill also adds community health worker services to the list of minimum benefits required to be covered by Medicaid managed care plans. The term "community health worker" is defined as a frontline public health worker who provides a range of services addressing the health and social needs of the community.