Moratorium on Enrollment of New Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Suppliers
On February
27, 2026, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed a 6-month nationwide moratorium on the Medicare enrollment of New Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) medical supply companies. A copy of the moratorium
can be found here.
The goal of the temporary moratorium is to fight fraud and safeguard taxpayer dollars, while ensuring patient access to care. Authority to impose such moratoria was included in the Affordable Care
Act, and the Agency for Health Care Administration (Agency), with the approval from CMS, is exercising that authority at this time.
Effective March 20, 2026, the Agency has imposed a temporary Medicaid moratorium on enrollment of new Durable
Medical Equipment DME providers (Provider Type 90) in all Florida counties.
Exclusively for purposes of the moratorium's applicability, a medical supply company is considered a business whose principal function is to furnish durable medical
equipment and medical supplies (regardless of supply type) directly to another party, such as, but not limited to: (1) recipients with a medical order (for example, via mail order); (2) medical providers and suppliers; or (3) both. A pharmacy, hospital,
or other medical provider that also provide DME as a secondary function are not part of this moratorium.
The statewide moratorium will remain in place for an initial 6-month period. Under the moratorium, the Agency will not accept any new applications
for DME providers for Florida Medicaid enrollment that are received after March 20, 2026. The Agency will continue processing DME provider applications submitted on or before March 20, 2026.
No Medicaid recipients will go without the services
they need. If any recipient is having difficulty accessing services, please encourage them to contact the Florida Medicaid Helpline at (877) 254-1055.
All existing DME providers can continue to deliver and bill for authorized services.
The Agency for Health Care Administration is committed to its mission of providing "Better Health Care for All Floridians." The Agency administers Florida’s Medicaid program, licenses and regulates more than 48,000 health care facilities and 47 health maintenance organizations, and publishes health care data and statistics at FloridaHealthFinder.gov. Additional information about Agency initiatives is available via Facebook (AHCAFlorida) and Twitter (@AHCA_FL)
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