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House Bill 1861




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1861

        By Representative Putnam






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to health care for children;

  3         requiring the Division of Children's Medical

  4         Services of the Department of Health to develop

  5         recommendations regarding the medical delivery

  6         system for children; requiring reports;

  7         requiring appointment of an advisory council on

  8         medical services to children; providing an

  9         effective date.

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11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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13         Section 1.  The Division of Children's Medical Services

14  of the Department of Health, in consultation with the Agency

15  for Health Care Administration, shall develop recommendations

16  regarding the medical delivery system for children, including,

17  but not limited to, the following:

18         (1)  The design of an integrated child health delivery

19  system.

20         (2)  A plan and budget for continuous update,

21  evaluation, and development of practice guidelines for

22  pediatric providers and standards for health care facilities

23  and services for children.

24         (3)  An inventory of published practice guidelines for

25  pediatric providers.

26         (4)  An inventory of published standards for health

27  care facilities and services for children.

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29  The division shall submit a report of its recommendations

30  regarding subsections (1) and (2) by December 15, 1997, and

31  regarding subsections (3) and (4) by December 15, 1998, to the

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1861

    584-108-97






  1  President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

  2  Representatives, the minority leaders of the Senate and House

  3  of Representatives, and the chairs of the relevant substantive

  4  and fiscal committees of each house of the Legislature.

  5         Section 2.  The Division of Children's Medical Services

  6  of the Department of Health shall appoint an advisory council

  7  on medical services for children composed of pediatric

  8  providers, other health care providers as appropriate, and

  9  educational support organizations, to provide technical

10  assistance in the development of the medical delivery system

11  for children. The members of the council shall serve without

12  compensation and shall not be entitled to travel expenses or

13  per diem.

14         Section 3.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

15  law.

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18                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Requires the Division of Children's Medical Services of
20    the Department of Health to develop recommendations on
      the medical delivery system for children and submit
21    reports to the Legislature. Requires the division to
      appoint an advisory council to provide technical
22    assistance in the development of the medical delivery
      system for children.
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