Senate Bill 1642

    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1642

    By Senator Clary





    7-1135-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the Medikids program;

  3         amending s. 409.8132, F.S.; eliminating

  4         restrictions on MediPass participation in the

  5         Medikids program; providing an effective date.

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

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  9         Section 1.  Subsection (7) of section 409.8132, Florida

10  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

11         409.8132  Medikids program component.--

12         (7)  ENROLLMENT.--Enrollment in the Medikids program

13  component may only occur during periodic open enrollment

14  periods as specified by the agency. During the first 12 months

15  of the program, there shall be at least one, but no more than

16  three, open enrollment periods. The initial open enrollment

17  period shall be for 90 days, and subsequent open enrollment

18  periods during the first year of operation of the program

19  shall be for 30 days. After the first year of the program, the

20  agency shall determine the frequency and duration of open

21  enrollment periods. An applicant may apply for enrollment in

22  the Medikids program component and proceed through the

23  eligibility determination process at any time throughout the

24  year. However, enrollment in Medikids shall not begin until

25  the next open enrollment period; and a child may not receive

26  services under the Medikids program until the child is

27  enrolled in a managed care plan or MediPass. In addition, once

28  determined eligible, an applicant may receive choice

29  counseling and select a managed care plan or MediPass. An

30  applicant may select MediPass under the Medikids program

31  component only in counties that have fewer than two managed

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                  SB 1642
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  1  care plans available to serve Medicaid recipients and only if

  2  the federal Health Care Financing Administration determines

  3  that MediPass constitutes "health insurance coverage" as

  4  defined in Title XXI of the Social Security Act.

  5         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1999.

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  8                          SENATE SUMMARY

  9    Eliminates the restriction on MediPass participation in
      the Medikids program in counties in which two or more
10    managed care plans serve Medicaid recipients. Also
      eliminates a condition upon such participation which has
11    already been satisfied.

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