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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1642
Amendment No.
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11 Senator Clary moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 2. Subsection (11) of section 409.906, Florida
18 Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:
19 409.906 Optional Medicaid services.--Subject to
20 specific appropriations, the agency may make payments for
21 services which are optional to the state under Title XIX of
22 the Social Security Act and are furnished by Medicaid
23 providers to recipients who are determined to be eligible on
24 the dates on which the services were provided. Any optional
25 service that is provided shall be provided only when medically
26 necessary and in accordance with state and federal law.
27 Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or limit
28 the agency from adjusting fees, reimbursement rates, lengths
29 of stay, number of visits, or number of services, or making
30 any other adjustments necessary to comply with the
31 availability of moneys and any limitations or directions
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1 provided for in the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.
2 Optional services may include:
3 (11) HEALTHY START SERVICES.--The agency may pay for a
4 continuum of risk-appropriate medical and psychosocial
5 services for the Healthy Start program in accordance with a
6 federal waiver. The agency may not implement the federal
7 waiver unless the waiver permits the state to limit enrollment
8 or the amount, duration, and scope of services to ensure that
9 expenditures will not exceed funds appropriated by the
10 Legislature or available from local sources. If the Health
11 Care Financing Administration does not approve a federal
12 waiver for Healthy Start services, the agency, in consultation
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14 Healthy Start Coalitions, is authorized to establish a
15 Medicaid certified match program for Healthy Start services.
16 Participation in the Healthy Start certified match program
17 shall be voluntary and reimbursement shall be limited to the
18 federal Medicaid share to Medicaid-enrolled Healthy Start
19 Coalitions for services provided to Medicaid recipients.
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25 And the title is amended as follows:
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29 An act relating to health care; amending s.
30 409.8132, F.S.; eliminating restrictions on
31 MediPass participation in the Medikids program;
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SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1642
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1 amending s. 409.906, F.S.; authorizing the
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3 develop a certified match program specific to
4 Health Start services under certain
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