On March 25, 2026, the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) announced a statewide moratorium on enrollment of new durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) providers (Florida Medicaid Provider Type 90). The agency’s announcement follows the Feb. 25, 2026, nationwide Medicare moratorium on new enrollment for certain DMEPOS suppliers, which we discussed in a GT Alert at the time.
The Florida moratorium applies to entities whose primary function is furnishing durable medical equipment and supplies (regardless of supply type) directly to another party, such as to (1) Medicaid patients with a medical order (including mail order) or (2) other medical providers and suppliers, such as hospitals, pharmacies, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physician groups, and rehabilitation agencies. The moratorium does not apply to DMEPOS suppliers that operate as part of a pharmacy, hospital, or other medical provider, nor does it apply to businesses for which the provision of durable medical equipment and supplies is a secondary function.
AHCA backdated the moratorium’s effective date to March 20, 2026, and it will remain in effect for an initial six-month period from that date. AHCA will continue to process new Florida Medicaid enrollment applications submitted on or before March 20, 2026. At the end of the initial six-month period, AHCA may, at its discretion, extend the moratorium.
