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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to Medicaid coverage of rapid whole 2
genome sequencing; creating s. 409.9063, F.S.; 3
defining the term "rapid whole genome sequencing"; 4
requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration, 5
subject to federal approval, to include coverage of 6
rapid whole genome sequencing as a separately payable 7
service for certain Medicaid recipients; requiring the 8
agency to adopt rules; providing an effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Section 409.9063, Florida Statutes, is created 13
to read: 14
409.9063 Rapid whole genome sequencing services for 15
Medicaid recipients. — 16
(1) As used in this section, the term "rapi d whole genome 17
sequencing" means an investigation of the entire human genome, 18
including coding and noncoding regions and mitochondrial 19
deoxyribonucleic acid, to identify disease -causing genetic 20
changes which yields preliminary results within 5 days and the 21
final results within 14 days. The term includes patient -only 22
whole genome sequencing and duo and trio whole genome sequencing 23
of the patient and biological parent or parents. 24
(2) Subject to any required approval of the Centers for 25
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Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency shall include 26
coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing as a separately 27
payable service for a Medicaid recipient who: 28
(a) Is 20 years of age or younger; 29
(b) Has a complex or acute illness of unknown etiology 30
which is confirmed not to have been caused by an environmental 31
exposure, a toxic ingestion, an infection with normal response 32
to therapy, or trauma; and 33
(c) Is receiving inpatient hospital services in an 34
intensive care unit or a high -acuity pediatric care unit. 35
(3) The agency shall adopt rules to implement this 36
section. 37
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 38