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SB 596FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026dead

Proposed Health Care Transparency Requirements (SB 596)

Original title: Transparency in Health Care

March 13, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

The bill sought to create a public record of financial ties between doctors and drug companies to address potential conflicts of interest, with compliance monitored by annual audits from the .

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Health care practitioners

They would be required to track and report all benefits received from pharmaceutical companies on a quarterly basis.

Pharmaceutical companies

Their financial and non-economic interactions with health care practitioners would be subject to public disclosure and auditing.

Department of Health

The department would be tasked with establishing reporting procedures, creating a public database, and setting ethical guidelines.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill would have required health care practitioners to publicly disclose any financial or non-economic benefits received from pharmaceutical companies. It mandated the creation of a searchable online database and established both disciplinary and criminal penalties for failing to report these interactions.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What counts as a 'personal benefit' under this bill?
It includes any economic or non-economic advantage received outside of a patient-practitioner relationship, such as investment interests, gifts, financial incentives, kickbacks, speaking fees, sponsored travel, research funding, and free samples.
How would the public access this information?
The Department of Health would be required to maintain a publicly accessible online database searchable by the name of the practitioner or the pharmaceutical company.
What happens if a doctor fails to report these benefits?
A first violation could lead to disciplinary action by the practitioner's licensing board, while subsequent violations could result in criminal charges as a .

Why It Matters

The bill sought to create a public record of financial ties between doctors and drug companies to address potential conflicts of interest, with compliance monitored by annual audits from the .

News Coverage

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Lobbying Activity

AARP

$4,110,000

2026

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAIDLAW ENFORCEMENT/CRIME/CRIMINAL JUSTICEPHARMACY

P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology

CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC

on behalf of LUNDBECK PHARMACEUTICALS LLC

SMALL BUSINESS MAJORITY FOUNDATION, INC.

VENABLE LLP

on behalf of SUTTER HEALTH

VENABLE LLP

on behalf of ADVOCATE HEALTH

HITTLE STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of PARTNERSHIP FOR EMPLOYER SPONSORED COVERAGE

HITTLE STRATEGIES, LLC

on behalf of NOMI HEALTH, INC.

BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

on behalf of ASSOCIATION FOR RESPONSIBLE HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT

BGR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

on behalf of ASSOCIATION FOR RESPONSIBLE HEALTHCARE INVESTMENT

Cleveland Clinic Foundation

$100,000

2024

HEALTH ISSUESMEDICARE/MEDICAID

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Discoveries

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policy shift100% confidence

Legislative Failure

Despite the comprehensive nature of the proposed transparency database, the bill failed to advance past the Health Policy committee during the 2026 session.

Connected Entities

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

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