Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Lake County
Summary
Florida House Bill 4019 establishes compensation limits for health care providers, designated trauma centers, and emergency medical transportation entities that provide services for inmates housed in Lake County detention centers without existing county contracts. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers (112-0 in House, 36-0 in Senate) and was signed by officers on March 31, 2026.
What changed
HB 4019 creates statutory compensation provisions for medical services provided to Lake County detention center inmates. The bill specifically limits compensation to: (1) health care providers and hospitals designated as trauma centers that furnish medical services to inmates without existing county contracts; and (2) entities providing emergency medical transportation services to such inmates without contracts.
Healthcare providers, hospitals, and emergency transportation entities serving or seeking to serve Lake County inmates without existing agreements must review the new compensation limits upon the bill becoming law. Entities currently operating under county contracts are unaffected. The bill took effect immediately upon signing.
What to do next
- Review existing service agreements with Lake County detention facilities
- Assess whether compensation provisions under HB 4019 apply to current or planned inmate healthcare services
- Ensure any future services provided without contracts align with the new compensation framework
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HB 4019: Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Lake County
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Compensation for Health Care Services for Inmates in Lake County; Limits compensation to health care provider & to hospital designated as trauma center that provide medical services for inmate housed in Lake County detention center if provider & hospital do not have contract with county to provide such services; limits compensation to entity that provides emergency medical transportation services for inmate housed in Lake County detention center if entity does not have contract with county to provide such services.
Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 3/31/2026
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Signed by Officers and presented to Governor
Bill Text: PDF
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Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 11/17/2025 | House | • Filed |
| 11/24/2025 | House | • Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Referred to State Affairs Committee
• Now in Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee |
| 12/4/2025 | House | • Added to Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee agenda |
| 12/11/2025 | House | • Favorable by Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Reported out of Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee
• Now in Criminal Justice Subcommittee |
| 1/12/2026 | House | • Added to Criminal Justice Subcommittee agenda |
| 1/13/2026 | House | • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) |
| 1/14/2026 | House | • Favorable by Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Reported out of Criminal Justice Subcommittee
• Now in State Affairs Committee |
| 1/23/2026 | House | • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda |
| 1/27/2026 | House | • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
• Reported out of State Affairs Committee
• Bill released to House Calendar
• Added to Second Reading Calendar |
| 2/5/2026 | House | • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (2/11/2026) |
| 2/11/2026 | House | • Read 2nd time
• Added to Third Reading Calendar
• Read 3rd time
• Passed; YEAS 112, NAYS 0 |
| 2/12/2026 | Senate | • In Messages
• Referred to Rules |
| 2/18/2026 | Senate | • Received |
| 3/9/2026 | Senate | • Placed on Local Calendar, 03/11/26 |
| 3/11/2026 | Senate | • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 785
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Read 2nd time -SJ 787
• Read 3rd time -SJ 787
• Passed; YEAS 36 NAYS 0 -SJ 787 |
| 3/11/2026 | House | • In Messages
• Ordered enrolled |
| 3/31/2026 | | • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor |
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