Florida Senate - 2017 SB 1380
By Senator Artiles
40-00325-17 20171380__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the state group insurance program;
3 amending s. 110.123, F.S.; requiring the Division of
4 State Group Insurance of the Department of Management
5 Services to establish a state employee health and
6 wellness clinic pilot program; requiring the division
7 to select a vendor to establish and manage the
8 clinics; specifying services to be provided by the
9 clinics; providing that the vendor does not have to
10 file certain claims; providing locations and minimum
11 hours of operation for the clinics; specifying
12 contract requirements; requiring the department to
13 submit an annual report to the Governor and the
14 Legislature regarding the vendor’s performance;
15 providing an effective date.
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17 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19 Section 1. Subsection (14) is added to section 110.123,
20 Florida Statutes, to read:
21 110.123 State group insurance program.—
22 (14) STATE EMPLOYEE HEALTH AND WELLNESS CLINIC PILOT
23 PROGRAM.—
24 (a) The Division of State Group Insurance shall establish a
25 state employee health and wellness clinic pilot program.
26 (b) The division shall select and contract with a vendor,
27 procured by competitive solicitation in accordance with chapter
28 287, to establish and manage two health and wellness clinics.
29 The clinics must provide members of the state group health
30 insurance program access to the following services:
31 1. Primary care services, including walk-in, consultative,
32 and urgent care services.
33 2. The dispensing of prescription medicines.
34 3. Wellness services, including online tools and services,
35 health risk assessments and recommendations, health and wellness
36 information mailings, health fairs, wellness screenings, and
37 onsite education.
38 4. Occupational health services, including return-to-work
39 planning, new hire and emergent drug screening, and injury care.
40 5. Administration of vaccines, including immunizations
41 against the influenza virus.
42 6. Access to and management of electronic medical records.
43 (c) At least one program clinic must provide laboratory
44 services and may offer prenatal support services for pregnant
45 employees and digital radiology services.
46 (d) The vendor is not required to file insurance claims,
47 including medical, health, and workers’ compensation claims, for
48 any service provided by the clinics.
49 (e) The pilot program must begin no later than January 1,
50 2018. The clinics shall be located at the Capital Circle Office
51 Complex in Leon County and at a location in Miami-Dade County.
52 The clinics must be open at least 40 hours per week. The
53 location of the clinics must be on state-owned property provided
54 at no cost to the vendor.
55 (f) The term of the contract with the program vendor may
56 not exceed 5 years. The contract must specify the financial
57 consequences that the division must apply if the vendor fails to
58 achieve a positive return on the division’s investment in the
59 program after the program is in effect for 2 years.
60 (g) By February 1, 2018, and, thereafter, by each February
61 1 that the pilot program is in operation, the department shall
62 submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
63 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which evaluates
64 the extent to which the vendor has:
65 1. Implemented comprehensive health and wellness services
66 for state employees.
67 2. Leveraged group purchasing power to provide
68 comprehensive health and wellness services.
69 3. Distributed health and wellness information and
70 education materials.
71 4. Maintained consistent standards for quality of care.
72 5. Achieved cost savings as a result of state employees’
73 use of clinic services.
74 6. Achieved and guaranteed state employees’ engagement and
75 satisfaction.
76 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.