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996502
Florida Senate - 2005 Committee Amendment
SB7070 HA 3
The Committee on Health and Human Services Appropriations (Saunders)
recommended the following amendment:
Section: EXPLANATION:
On Page: 000 Gives the Agency for Health Care Administration trust
fund authority to utilize local matching funds to
Spec App: provide community base outpatient detoxification
services, community based substance intervention
services and comprehensive community support services.
NET IMPACT ON: Total Funds General Revenue Trust Funds
Recurring - 2,908,314 0 2,908,314
Non-Recurring - 0 0 0
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Positions & Amount Positions & Amount
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In Section On Page 000
AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION
Program: Health Care Services
Medicaid Services To Individuals 68501400
In Section 03 On Page 005
180 Special Categories 100616
Community Mental Health Services IOEE
2474 From Medical Care Trust Fund 20,809,432 23,717,746
CA 2,908,314 FSI1 -20,809,432 FSI3 23,717,746
Immediately following Specific Appropriation 180, INSERT:
The Agency is authorized to amend the Medicaid State Plan to include the
following specialized substance abuse services: Community based
outpatient detoxification services; Community based substance abuse
intervention services; and comprehensive community support services for
substance abuse.
The Agency is authorized to work with the Department of Children and
Families Services and Florida county governments to develop a local
match program to fund these Medicaid specialized substance abuse
services using local county tax funding. The public revenue funds
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required to match the Medicaid funds for these specialized substance
abuse services are limited to those funds that are local public tax
revenues and are made available to the state for this purpose. As
required by Medicaid policy, participating counties shall make this
service available to any qualified Florida Medicaid recipient regardless
of county of residence. Payment for these services is contingent upon
the local matching funds being provided by participating counties.
| Line item amendments are accepted as part of the amendatory process. However, due to the necessity of using computerized systems this may entail a different placement
within a budget entity or the renumbering of the specific appropriation items. |
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