Attorney: DOH anticipates AIDS drug fix will become law

By: Christine Sexton

Outlets: Florida Phoenix

Published: March 11, 2026

Words: 640

Last Updated: 4 months, 3 weeks ago

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The Department of Health started to “operationalize” Wednesday morning, preparing an emergency rule to return income eligibility for the AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) to 400% of the federal poverty, an attorney for the health department said.

DOH outside attorney Eduardo Lombard told Leon County Circuit Court Judge Judge Jonathan Sjostrom Wednesday that the department anticipates HB 697, passed by the Senate Tuesday night and sent to the House, to soon become law.

Given the …

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