House Bill 1709

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1709

        By Representative Jacobs






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the long-term care community

  3         diversion pilot projects; amending s. 430.703,

  4         F.S.; defining "other qualified provider";

  5         amending s. 430.707, F.S.; authorizing the

  6         Department of Elderly Affairs to contract with

  7         other qualified providers to provide long-term

  8         care within the pilot projects; 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.  Subsection (7) of section 430.703, Florida

14  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (8), and a new

15  subsection (7) is added to said section to read:

16         430.703  Definitions.--As used in this act, the term:

17         (7)  "Other qualified provider" means an entity

18  licensed under chapter 400 that meets all the financial and

19  quality assurance requirements established by the agency and

20  the department and can demonstrate a long-term care continuum.

21         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 430.707, Florida

22  Statutes, 1998 Supplement, is amended to read:

23         430.707  Contracts.--

24         (1)  The department, in consultation with the agency,

25  shall select and contract with managed care organizations and

26  other qualified providers to provide long-term care within

27  community diversion pilot project areas.

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

29  law.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1709

    542-164-99






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      Authorizes the Department of Elderly Affairs to contract
  4    with "other qualified providers," as defined in the act,
      as well as managed care organizations, to provide
  5    long-term care within the long-term care community
      diversion pilot projects.
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