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Welcome to the Agency for Health Care Administration's Web site. Our mission is Better Health Care for All Floridians, and together we are responsible for the administration of the Medicaid program, for the licensure and regulation of health facilities and for providing information to Floridians about the quality of the health care they receive in Florida... more information

Every day we look for ways to improve health care in this state, and we appreciate your partnership in that effort. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you.

  • On March 26, a federal judge ordered Florida Medicaid to cover Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders for children under the age of 21, effective April 2, 2012. Please note that the Agency for Health Care Administration intends to appeal this ruling. The Agency issued an alert describes provider qualifications, recipient eligibility criteria, the prior authorization request process, service codes and reimbursement rates, the billing process, and instructions for managed care plans. This information and the related form can be found here: http://ahca.myflorida.com/chcup.

  • Sign up to receive notices about FDA Recalls, Market Withdrawals and Safety Alerts by clicking here.

  • The 2011-2012 Medicaid Summary of Services is available in both English and Spanish on the Agency’s Medicaid website. To download or print the Summary of Services, visit the Medicaid landing page and click on Summary of Services towards the bottom of the page.

  • The Agency released the 2010-11 Florida Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Annual Report. Click here to view it. (2.55 mb)

  • The Agency for Health Care Administration completed the 2011 Enhanced Biennial Rule Review mandated by section 120.745, Florida Statutes. Governor Scott’s Office of Fiscal Accountability and Regulatory Reform provided instrumental support to the Agency which facilitated the successful completion of the 2011 Enhanced Biennial Rule Review. The Enhanced Biennial Rule Review and accompanying reports are intended to provide transparency for the public and to assist in the identification and elimination of obsolete, or burdensome rules, thereby promoting economic growth and job creation for Florida. Please follow the link provided to access related rule review materials and reports.

  • Provider Emergency Actions – a listing of all regulated health facilities that have been placed under a moratorium on admissions, has had their license suspended, and/or have had any other restriction or limitation on their license.

  • Sign Up for Medicaid Health Care Alerts –The Florida Medicaid program has an e-mail alert system to supplement the present method of receiving Provider Alerts information and to notify registered providers or interested parties of "late-breaking" health care information.

The Agency for Health Care Administration works with stakeholders across the state to effectively carry out its mission of better health care for all Floridians.

View boards and committees with AHCA involvement
  •      FloridaDisaster.org      Governor Scott's Policy and Budget Recommendations      Employ Florida      Medicaid County Billing
  •      Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Program      Organ Donor Registry      AHCA Biennial Rule Review      eHR
  •      Report Waste, Fraud, and Abuse      Florida Has a Right to Know      Adoption Awareness      Florida Health Finder
  •      Viva Florida 500      Organ Donor Registry      Governor Scott's Policy and Budget Recommendations      eHR
Reporting Medicaid Fraud