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AuthAI Tile to Retire from Payer Space and Another Availity Essentials Update
Florida Blue·FL · Orthopedics, Radiology, Sleep Medicine +1 more·Provider Bulletin
Effective date
Apr 18, 2026
We identified it
Jun 16, 2026
Summary
Florida Blue is retiring the AuthAI tile from their Payer Space on April 18, 2026, and integrating its authorization capabilities into the standard Availity Essentials workflow. AuthAI is currently used for sleep, radiology, spine, hip and knee procedure authorizations.
Action Required
By April 18, 2026: Billing team must stop using the AuthAI tile in Florida Blue Payer Space for authorization requests. Train staff to use the new workflow: Availity Essentials > Patient Registration > Authorizations & Referrals > Authorization Request for sleep, radiology, spine, hip and knee procedures. Update any internal procedures or training materials to reflect the new authorization pathway.